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Page 146
Aversion , again , becomes fear when there is a prospect of good fortune to my
enemy ; becomes hope when he is in danger ; becomes joy when he is in
distress ; and forrow when a laudable action is performed by him . Fourthly , the
growth of ...
Aversion , again , becomes fear when there is a prospect of good fortune to my
enemy ; becomes hope when he is in danger ; becomes joy when he is in
distress ; and forrow when a laudable action is performed by him . Fourthly , the
growth of ...
Page 310
It becomes painful , by forcibly accelerating the course of our perceptions . Slow
continued motion becomes disagreeable for an opposite reason , that it retards
the natural course of our perceptions . There are other varieties in motion , befide
...
It becomes painful , by forcibly accelerating the course of our perceptions . Slow
continued motion becomes disagreeable for an opposite reason , that it retards
the natural course of our perceptions . There are other varieties in motion , befide
...
Page 393
mity is agreeable : but the frequent reiteration of uniform objects becomes
unpleasant . One tires of a scene that is not diversified : and soon feels a sort of
unnatural restraint when confined within a narrow range , whether occasioned by
a ...
mity is agreeable : but the frequent reiteration of uniform objects becomes
unpleasant . One tires of a scene that is not diversified : and soon feels a sort of
unnatural restraint when confined within a narrow range , whether occasioned by
a ...
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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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