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It is extremely curious to observe , in many instances , a plurality of causes
producing in conjunction a great pleasure : in other instances , not less frequent ,
no conjunction , but each cause acting in opposition . To enter bluntly upon a
subject ...
It is extremely curious to observe , in many instances , a plurality of causes
producing in conjunction a great pleasure : in other instances , not less frequent ,
no conjunction , but each cause acting in opposition . To enter bluntly upon a
subject ...
Page 346
Yet such propensity is there to gratify passion , curiosity in particular , that even
among good writers , we find many comparisons too flight to afford satisfaction .
Hence the frequent instances instances among logicians , of distinctions without
...
Yet such propensity is there to gratify passion , curiosity in particular , that even
among good writers , we find many comparisons too flight to afford satisfaction .
Hence the frequent instances instances among logicians , of distinctions without
...
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instances among logicians , of distinctions without any solid difference : and
hence the frequent instances among poets and orators , of fimiles without any just
resemblance . With regard to the latter , I shall confine myself to one instance ...
instances among logicians , of distinctions without any solid difference : and
hence the frequent instances among poets and orators , of fimiles without any just
resemblance . With regard to the latter , I shall confine myself to one instance ...
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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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