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Page 61
In this case , together with the inclination to do justice , there arises a motive of
gratitude , which respects the creditor solely , and prompts me to act in order to
do him good . Here the action is partly focial , partly selfish . Suppose again I
meet ...
In this case , together with the inclination to do justice , there arises a motive of
gratitude , which respects the creditor solely , and prompts me to act in order to
do him good . Here the action is partly focial , partly selfish . Suppose again I
meet ...
Page 205
We shall show afterward that he makes a very different computation when his
journey is at an end . How ought it to stand with a man who apprehends bad
news ? It will probably be thought , that the case of this man refembles that of a
criminal ...
We shall show afterward that he makes a very different computation when his
journey is at an end . How ought it to stand with a man who apprehends bad
news ? It will probably be thought , that the case of this man refembles that of a
criminal ...
Page 234
The cases mentioned are , where benevolence alone or where defire of
punishment alone , governs without a rival . And it was necessary to handle these
cases separately , in order to elucidate a subject which bywriters is left in great
obscurity ...
The cases mentioned are , where benevolence alone or where defire of
punishment alone , governs without a rival . And it was necessary to handle these
cases separately , in order to elucidate a subject which bywriters is left in great
obscurity ...
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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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