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... scarce be , because it involves defire ; and the latter it can scarce be , because it has no object . But this feeling and its nature will be best understood from examples . A fig- nal act of gratitude , produceth in the specta- tor ...
... scarce be , because it involves defire ; and the latter it can scarce be , because it has no object . But this feeling and its nature will be best understood from examples . A fig- nal act of gratitude , produceth in the specta- tor ...
Page 113
... scarce sensible of any emotion in a quick fucceffion even of the most beau- tiful objects . And if this hold in the fuc- ceffion of original perceptions , how much more in the fucceffion of ideas ? Though all this while , I have been ...
... scarce sensible of any emotion in a quick fucceffion even of the most beau- tiful objects . And if this hold in the fuc- ceffion of original perceptions , how much more in the fucceffion of ideas ? Though all this while , I have been ...
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... scarce diftinguishable . Sentiments may be fo ftrained , as to become obfcure , or to exceed the capacity of the human mind . Against fuch licence of imagination , every good writer will be upon his guard . his guard . And there- fore ...
... scarce diftinguishable . Sentiments may be fo ftrained , as to become obfcure , or to exceed the capacity of the human mind . Against fuch licence of imagination , every good writer will be upon his guard . his guard . And there- fore ...
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action Æneid againſt agreeable alfo alſo anger appears arts beauty becauſe betwixt Cæfar cafe caufe cauſe circumſtances compariſon confideration confidered connection contraft courſe criticiſm defcribing defire deſcription diftrefs diſagreeable diſcover diſtinct diſtinguiſhed diſtreſs effect emotion raiſed emotions and paffions exerciſe exiſtence faid fame feeling fenfe fenfible fhall fight fimilar fingle fingular fion firſt focial fome fometimes foon ftill fubject fublime fucceffion fuch fufficient grandeur gratification happineſs hath himſelf Iago ideal prefence ideas impreffion inftances intereſting itſelf ject lefs leſs meaſure ment mind moſt motion mufic muſt myſelf nature neceffary obfervation object occafion oppofite Othello paffing painful emotion paſ paſt perceive perceptions perfon pity pleaſant emotion pleaſure preſent produce produceth puniſh purpoſes qualities reaſon reflection reliſh remarkable reſemblance ſcarce ſelfiſh ſenſe ſeparate Shakeſpear ſhall ſhould ſmall ſome ſpectator ſtill ſtrong ſuch ſurpriſe taſte thefe theſe thing thoſe tion uſe variety