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Page 143
Emotions raised by insensible objects , such as trees , rivers , buildings , pictures
, arrive at perfection almost instantaneously , and have a long endurance : a
second view produceth nearly the same pleasure with the first . Love , hatred ,
and ...
Emotions raised by insensible objects , such as trees , rivers , buildings , pictures
, arrive at perfection almost instantaneously , and have a long endurance : a
second view produceth nearly the same pleasure with the first . Love , hatred ,
and ...
Page 226
Hence such an object may be properly termed attractive . Thus a flowing river , a
towering hill , a fine garden , are attractive objects . They fix the attention of the
spectator , by inspiring pleasant emotions , which are gratified by adhering to ...
Hence such an object may be properly termed attractive . Thus a flowing river , a
towering hill , a fine garden , are attractive objects . They fix the attention of the
spectator , by inspiring pleasant emotions , which are gratified by adhering to ...
Page 305
Can these , or such , be any aids to us ? Look they as they were built to shake the
world , Or be a moment to our enterprise ? A thousand , such as they are , could
not make One atom of our souls . They should be men Worth heaven ' s fear ...
Can these , or such , be any aids to us ? Look they as they were built to shake the
world , Or be a moment to our enterprise ? A thousand , such as they are , could
not make One atom of our souls . They should be men Worth heaven ' s fear ...
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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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