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New and strange objects , above all others , excite our curiosity ; and its
gratification is the emotion above defcribed , known by the name of wonder . This
emotion is distinguished from admiration . Novelty where - ever found , whether
in a ...
New and strange objects , above all others , excite our curiosity ; and its
gratification is the emotion above defcribed , known by the name of wonder . This
emotion is distinguished from admiration . Novelty where - ever found , whether
in a ...
Page 325
Thus the first sight of a lion at some distance , may at the same instant produce
two opposite feelings , the pleasant emotion of wonder , and the painful passion
of terror . The novelty of the object , produces the former directly , and contributes
...
Thus the first sight of a lion at some distance , may at the same instant produce
two opposite feelings , the pleasant emotion of wonder , and the painful passion
of terror . The novelty of the object , produces the former directly , and contributes
...
Page 332
But where the resemblance is faint , some degree of wonder is felt ; and the
emotion rises in proportion to the faintness of the resemblance . The highest
degree of wonder ariseth from unknown objects that have no analogy to any
species we ...
But where the resemblance is faint , some degree of wonder is felt ; and the
emotion rises in proportion to the faintness of the resemblance . The highest
degree of wonder ariseth from unknown objects that have no analogy to any
species we ...
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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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