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Page 156
... proportion to the degree of resemblance betwixt the emotions , and inversely in proportion to the degree of connection betwixt the cau- fes . fes . To feel this pleasure in perfection , the 156 EMOTIONS AND PASSIONS . Ch . II .
... proportion to the degree of resemblance betwixt the emotions , and inversely in proportion to the degree of connection betwixt the cau- fes . fes . To feel this pleasure in perfection , the 156 EMOTIONS AND PASSIONS . Ch . II .
Page 250
... proportion independent altogether of utility . One thing indeed is certain , that any external object proportion- ed to our taste , is delightful . This furnish- es a hint . May it not be thought a good final cause of proportion , that ...
... proportion independent altogether of utility . One thing indeed is certain , that any external object proportion- ed to our taste , is delightful . This furnish- es a hint . May it not be thought a good final cause of proportion , that ...
Page 300
... proportion to the former elevation . Of this doctrine Shakespear affords us a beautiful illustration , in a paffage part of which is cited above for another purpose : The cloud - capt tow'rs , the gorgeous palaces , The folemn temples ...
... proportion to the former elevation . Of this doctrine Shakespear affords us a beautiful illustration , in a paffage part of which is cited above for another purpose : The cloud - capt tow'rs , the gorgeous palaces , The folemn temples ...
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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