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Beginning with the former , it holds in fact , that an agreeable object makes every
thing connected with it appear ... thereby appears more agreeable than when
considered apart * This This reason may appear obscure and metaphysical , but
it.
Beginning with the former , it holds in fact , that an agreeable object makes every
thing connected with it appear ... thereby appears more agreeable than when
considered apart * This This reason may appear obscure and metaphysical , but
it.
Page 132
regular and good * ; and consequently every such action appears agreeable to
us . ... conformable to the common nature of our species , is perceived by us to be
regular and as it ought to be ; and upon that account it must appear agreeable .
regular and good * ; and consequently every such action appears agreeable to
us . ... conformable to the common nature of our species , is perceived by us to be
regular and as it ought to be ; and upon that account it must appear agreeable .
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LO The space marked out for a house , appears considerably larger after it is
divided into its proper parts . A piece of ground appears larger after it is
surrounded with a fence ; and still larger when it is made a garden and divided
into different ...
LO The space marked out for a house , appears considerably larger after it is
divided into its proper parts . A piece of ground appears larger after it is
surrounded with a fence ; and still larger when it is made a garden and divided
into different ...
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action agreeable alſo appears arts beauty becauſe becomes betwixt body caſe cauſe circumſtances colour common connection conſidered courſe delightful deſire directed diſagreeable diſtinguiſhed diſtreſs effect elevation emotion equally event example exerted external extremely fame feeling felt figure fion firſt force former give grandeur gratification hand hath Hence human ideas imagination impreſſion influence inſtances itſelf ject kind latter leſs light manner means meaſure ment mind moſt motion move muſt nature never novelty object obſervation occaſion oppoſite painful particular paſſion perceive perceptions perſon pity pleaſant pleaſure preſent principle proceed produce proper proportion qualities raiſed reaſon reflection regularity relation reliſh remarkable requires reſemblance reſpect rule ſame ſcarce ſenſe ſenſible ſhall ſhould ſimilar ſingle ſome ſpectator ſtill ſubject ſucceſſion ſuch ſurpriſe taſte termed theſe thing thoſe thought tion train uniformity variety whole wonder
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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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