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Page 324
... novelty . But from this expe- riment it doth not follow , that novelty is in itself disagreeable . It is perfectly confiftent , that we should be delighted with an object in one view , and terrified with it in another . A river in flood ...
... novelty . But from this expe- riment it doth not follow , that novelty is in itself disagreeable . It is perfectly confiftent , that we should be delighted with an object in one view , and terrified with it in another . A river in flood ...
Page 331
... novelty when the object itself is prefented . The first fight of a lion oc- cafions fome wonder , after a thorough ... novelty . ftrong resemblance among individuals of the fame fpecies , prevents almoft entirely the effect of novelty ...
... novelty when the object itself is prefented . The first fight of a lion oc- cafions fome wonder , after a thorough ... novelty . ftrong resemblance among individuals of the fame fpecies , prevents almoft entirely the effect of novelty ...
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... novelty may be , it is a matter of experience , that those who relish novelty the most , are careful to conceal its influence . This relish , it is true , prevails in children , in men of a weak mind . idle people , and in And yet ...
... novelty may be , it is a matter of experience , that those who relish novelty the most , are careful to conceal its influence . This relish , it is true , prevails in children , in men of a weak mind . idle people , and in And yet ...
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