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Our sense of order is conspicuous with respect to natural operations ; for it
always coincides with the order of nature . Thinking upon a body in motion , we
follow its natural course . The mind falls with a heavy body , descends with a river
, and ...
Our sense of order is conspicuous with respect to natural operations ; for it
always coincides with the order of nature . Thinking upon a body in motion , we
follow its natural course . The mind falls with a heavy body , descends with a river
, and ...
Page 267
Magnitude is undoubtedly a real property of bodies , not less than figure , and
more than colour . Figure and colour , even in the same body , produce separate
emotions , which are never misapprehended one for the other . Why Thould not ...
Magnitude is undoubtedly a real property of bodies , not less than figure , and
more than colour . Figure and colour , even in the same body , produce separate
emotions , which are never misapprehended one for the other . Why Thould not ...
Page 412
The mechanical power of nature , not confined to small bodies , reacheth equally
those of the greatest size ; witness the ... The superior dignity of the central body ,
in respect of its bulk and lucid appearance , is suited to the place it occupies .
The mechanical power of nature , not confined to small bodies , reacheth equally
those of the greatest size ; witness the ... The superior dignity of the central body ,
in respect of its bulk and lucid appearance , is suited to the place it occupies .
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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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