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... directed Defire directed upon fuch a be- ing , is gratified many ways , by loving , fer- ving , benefiting , the object ; and it is a well known truth , that our defires naturally swell by exercise . Defire directed upon an in- animate ...
... directed Defire directed upon fuch a be- ing , is gratified many ways , by loving , fer- ving , benefiting , the object ; and it is a well known truth , that our defires naturally swell by exercise . Defire directed upon an in- animate ...
Page 131
... directed upon an agreeable object is always pleasant : directed upon an object in distress , is pain- ful . Lastly , all diffocial paffions , fuch as envy , refentment , malice , being caused by disagreeable objects , cannot fail to be ...
... directed upon an agreeable object is always pleasant : directed upon an object in distress , is pain- ful . Lastly , all diffocial paffions , fuch as envy , refentment , malice , being caused by disagreeable objects , cannot fail to be ...
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... directed by paffion , is a fad truth . It is not lefs cer- tain , though not fo commonly observed , that paffion hath an irregular influence up- on our opinions and belief . The opinions we form of men and things , are generally directed ...
... directed by paffion , is a fad truth . It is not lefs cer- tain , though not fo commonly observed , that paffion hath an irregular influence up- on our opinions and belief . The opinions we form of men and things , are generally directed ...
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action Æneid againſt agreeable alfo alſo anger appears arts beauty becauſe betwixt Cæfar cafe caufe cauſe circumſtances compariſon confideration confidered connection contraft courſe criticiſm defcribing defire deſcription diftrefs diſagreeable diſcover diſtinct diſtinguiſhed diſtreſs effect emotion raiſed emotions and paffions exerciſe exiſtence faid fame feeling fenfe fenfible fhall fight fimilar fingle fingular fion firſt focial fome fometimes foon ftill fubject fublime fucceffion fuch fufficient grandeur gratification happineſs hath himſelf Iago ideal prefence ideas impreffion inftances intereſting itſelf ject lefs leſs meaſure ment mind moſt motion mufic muſt myſelf nature neceffary obfervation object occafion oppofite Othello paffing painful emotion paſ paſt perceive perceptions perfon pity pleaſant emotion pleaſure preſent produce produceth puniſh purpoſes qualities reaſon reflection reliſh remarkable reſemblance ſcarce ſelfiſh ſenſe ſeparate Shakeſpear ſhall ſhould ſmall ſome ſpectator ſtill ſtrong ſuch ſurpriſe taſte thefe theſe thing thoſe tion uſe variety