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Hence it must be evident , that emotions are raised , not by qualities abstractly
considered , but by the substance or body to and so qualified . Thus a spreading
oak raises a pleasant emotion , by means of its colour , figure , umbrage , & c .
Hence it must be evident , that emotions are raised , not by qualities abstractly
considered , but by the substance or body to and so qualified . Thus a spreading
oak raises a pleasant emotion , by means of its colour , figure , umbrage , & c .
Page 243
In the very simplest , colour is perceived , figure , and length breadth and
thickness . A tree is composed of a trunk , branches , and leaves . It has colour ,
figure , size , and sometimes motion . By means of each of these particulars ,
separately ...
In the very simplest , colour is perceived , figure , and length breadth and
thickness . A tree is composed of a trunk , branches , and leaves . It has colour ,
figure , size , and sometimes motion . By means of each of these particulars ,
separately ...
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 ...
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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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