Intellectual Sentiments, Explained by the Study of SensationsJoseph Booker, 1809 - 191 pages |
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... ment assigned to every thing decided beautiful . Something than beauty dearer should they look , Or on the mind , or mind illumin'd face ; • Truth , goodness , honour , harmony and love . No climates are productive of regular beauties ...
... ment assigned to every thing decided beautiful . Something than beauty dearer should they look , Or on the mind , or mind illumin'd face ; • Truth , goodness , honour , harmony and love . No climates are productive of regular beauties ...
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... ment to our humanity and benevolence , the secret delight of which is so powerful , as to be capable to convert grief into joy , and to render tears more agreeable than smiles . Whence comes it that we should be so agreeably entertained ...
... ment to our humanity and benevolence , the secret delight of which is so powerful , as to be capable to convert grief into joy , and to render tears more agreeable than smiles . Whence comes it that we should be so agreeably entertained ...
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... ment ? The principle of this pleasure consists in the organs of emission . There are certain vapours not to be seen , which are incessantly exhaled through the pores of the skin . Were these to continue too long in the blood , they ...
... ment ? The principle of this pleasure consists in the organs of emission . There are certain vapours not to be seen , which are incessantly exhaled through the pores of the skin . Were these to continue too long in the blood , they ...
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... ment which is concealed in the inmost recess of the heart . In short , it is from the same cause that we are pleased with all those brilliant expressions , which con- E vey to us a true sense , notwithstanding there may SENTIMENTS . 73.
... ment which is concealed in the inmost recess of the heart . In short , it is from the same cause that we are pleased with all those brilliant expressions , which con- E vey to us a true sense , notwithstanding there may SENTIMENTS . 73.
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... ment of life in sleep , or in the fruition of the only pleasures which it can feel ; so that this weak being , which at first seems to be in a state of misery , in reality lives among a series of pleasing sensa- tions . Pleas'd , I ...
... ment of life in sleep , or in the fruition of the only pleasures which it can feel ; so that this weak being , which at first seems to be in a state of misery , in reality lives among a series of pleasing sensa- tions . Pleas'd , I ...
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abilities admiration agreeable sensations appears Author of Nature beauty become benevolence body bosom brain breast cause charms cheerful choly chords colours consonant Creator delight desires disposition Divine DUCHESS OF YORK endeavour enjoy envy Epicurus esteem ev'ry exer exercise eyes faculties fection feel felicity fibres flatter flow friendship genius give grandeur happiness hatred heart Heav'n human idea idea of perfection imagination immolate impres impression kind laws of sensation likewise lively lours mankind ment mind misfor motions munificent Nature's neighbour neral ness objects opulence organs ourselves panegyric passions peculiar perfection plea pleasing sensation pleasure possess praise present preservation pression principal procure proportion racters reason requisite rill Royal Highness sations satisfaction scene sciences secret self-love senses sentiments shew shine sight sorrow soul springs sublimity superior tain tastes thing thought tigue tion torpid true variety vated virtue Whence comes wisdom wise