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Page 113
... 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 only ...
... 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 only ...
Page 282
... sensible of a more conftant and pleasant elevation , when the history of his own fpecies is the fubject . He enjoys an elevation equal to that of the greatest hero , of an Alexander or a Cæfar , of a Brutus or an Epaminondas . He ac ...
... sensible of a more conftant and pleasant elevation , when the history of his own fpecies is the fubject . He enjoys an elevation equal to that of the greatest hero , of an Alexander or a Cæfar , of a Brutus or an Epaminondas . He ac ...
Page 365
... sensible pleasure when the work is brought to per- fection ; and our pain is not lefs fenfible when we are disappointed . Hence our un- eafiness , when an interesting story is broke off in the middle , when a piece of mufic ends without ...
... sensible pleasure when the work is brought to per- fection ; and our pain is not lefs fenfible when we are disappointed . Hence our un- eafiness , when an interesting story is broke off in the middle , when a piece of mufic ends without ...
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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