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Of this one may be made sensible , in tracing objects contrary to the course of
nature , or contrary to our sense of order . ... and from a principal to its
accessories ; but in the contrary direction , it is sensible of a sort of retrograde
motion , which is ...
Of this one may be made sensible , in tracing objects contrary to the course of
nature , or contrary to our sense of order . ... and from a principal to its
accessories ; but in the contrary direction , it is sensible of a sort of retrograde
motion , which is ...
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Iam extremely sensible of the disgust men generally have at abstract speculation
; and for that reason I would avoid it altogether , were it possible in a work which
professes to draw the rules of criticism from human nature , their true source .
Iam extremely sensible of the disgust men generally have at abstract speculation
; and for that reason I would avoid it altogether , were it possible in a work which
professes to draw the rules of criticism from human nature , their true source .
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We feel a sensible pleasure when the work is brought to perfection ; and our pain
is not less sensible when we are disappointed . Hence our une easiness , when
an interesting story is broke off in the middle , when a piece of music ends ...
We feel a sensible pleasure when the work is brought to perfection ; and our pain
is not less sensible when we are disappointed . Hence our une easiness , when
an interesting story is broke off in the middle , when a piece of music ends ...
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| Title | Elements of Criticism, Volume 1 Classics in art and literary criticism Elements of Criticism, Lord Henry Home Kames |
| Author | Lord Henry Home Kames |
| Edition | reprint |
| Publisher | Johnson Reprint Corporation, 1967 |
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