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Page 49
... means of its attri- butes ; and therefore no being can be agreeable to us otherwise than by their means . But ftill , when an emotion is raised , it is the being itself , as we apprehend the matter , which raifes the emotion ; and it ...
... means of its attri- butes ; and therefore no being can be agreeable to us otherwise than by their means . But ftill , when an emotion is raised , it is the being itself , as we apprehend the matter , which raifes the emotion ; and it ...
Page 57
... means to fome end . Where the action is ultimate , reafon and reflection bear no part . formed blindly by the The action is per- impulfe of paffion , without any view . Thus one in extreme hunger fnatches at food , without the slightest ...
... means to fome end . Where the action is ultimate , reafon and reflection bear no part . formed blindly by the The action is per- impulfe of paffion , without any view . Thus one in extreme hunger fnatches at food , without the slightest ...
Page 95
... means leading to a certain end , they fall in with the general fyftem , and require no particular explanation . If any object have a threatening appearance , reason fuggests means to avoid the danger . If I am inju- red , the first ...
... means leading to a certain end , they fall in with the general fyftem , and require no particular explanation . If any object have a threatening appearance , reason fuggests means to avoid the danger . If I am inju- red , the first ...
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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