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... pity generally pro- duceth friendship for a perfon in distress . ; Pity interests us in its object , and recom- Pity 92 EMOTIONS AND PASSIONS . Ch . II .
... pity generally pro- duceth friendship for a perfon in distress . ; Pity interests us in its object , and recom- Pity 92 EMOTIONS AND PASSIONS . Ch . II .
Page 93
... pity , warming and melting the fpectator , prepares him for the recep- tion of other tender affections ; and pity is readily improved into love or friendship , by a certain tenderness and concern for the ob- ject , which is the tone of ...
... pity , warming and melting the fpectator , prepares him for the recep- tion of other tender affections ; and pity is readily improved into love or friendship , by a certain tenderness and concern for the ob- ject , which is the tone of ...
Page 221
... Pity is fimilar to its cause . A parting fcene betwixt lovers or friends , produceth in the spectator a sort of pity , which is tender like the distress . The anguish of remorfe , produceth pity of a harsh kind ; and if the remorse be ...
... Pity is fimilar to its cause . A parting fcene betwixt lovers or friends , produceth in the spectator a sort of pity , which is tender like the distress . The anguish of remorfe , produceth pity of a harsh kind ; and if the remorse be ...
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