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have naturally a short duration : when continued too long , or indulged to excess ,
they lose their relish , and beget fatiety and difgust . To relieve us from that
uneasiness , nothing can be more happily contrived than the exhilerating
pleasures ...
have naturally a short duration : when continued too long , or indulged to excess ,
they lose their relish , and beget fatiety and difgust . To relieve us from that
uneasiness , nothing can be more happily contrived than the exhilerating
pleasures ...
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To relish a fine countenance , a rich landscape , or a vivid colour , culture is
unnecessary . The observation holds equally in natural sounds , such as the
singing of birds , or the more muring of a brook . Nature here , the artificer of the
object as ...
To relish a fine countenance , a rich landscape , or a vivid colour , culture is
unnecessary . The observation holds equally in natural sounds , such as the
singing of birds , or the more muring of a brook . Nature here , the artificer of the
object as ...
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However natural the love of 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 idle people , and in men of a weak mind . And
yet ...
However natural the love of 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 idle people , and in men of a weak mind . And
yet ...
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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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