An Abridgment of Elements of Criticism |
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... mind , some being transitory , others trivial ; they are links that unite perceptions and produce connexion of action . An original propensity provides for the regular order of our actions ; and order and connexion introduce method in ...
... mind , some being transitory , others trivial ; they are links that unite perceptions and produce connexion of action . An original propensity provides for the regular order of our actions ; and order and connexion introduce method in ...
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... mind in the former part of this beautiful passage , makes the fall great in proportion , when the most humbling of all images is introduced , that of an utter dissolution of the earth and its inhab- itants . The mind , when warmed , is ...
... mind in the former part of this beautiful passage , makes the fall great in proportion , when the most humbling of all images is introduced , that of an utter dissolution of the earth and its inhab- itants . The mind , when warmed , is ...
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... mind , and produces an emotion moderately gay without dignity or elevation ; like the murmuring of a brook gliding through pebbles , it calms the mind when per- turbed , and gently raises it when sunk . These effects are scarce ...
... mind , and produces an emotion moderately gay without dignity or elevation ; like the murmuring of a brook gliding through pebbles , it calms the mind when per- turbed , and gently raises it when sunk . These effects are scarce ...
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Association of Ideas | 11 |
Emotions and Passions as pleasant and painful | 31 |
Resemblance of Emotions to their causes | 45 |
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