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... Idea of Beauty may be applied to the Quali- PAGE 129 .. ib . ties of the Mind 130 XI . How far the Idea of Beauty may be applied to Virtue 131 XII . The real Cause of Beauty ib . XIII . Beautiful Objects small 132 XIV . Smoothness xv ...
... Idea of Beauty may be applied to the Quali- PAGE 129 .. ib . ties of the Mind 130 XI . How far the Idea of Beauty may be applied to Virtue 131 XII . The real Cause of Beauty ib . XIII . Beautiful Objects small 132 XIV . Smoothness xv ...
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... idea in the minds of most men , and it is therefore liable to uncertainty and confusion . I have no great opinion of ... ideas to take in all that nature comprehends , according to her manner of combining . We are limited in our inquiry ...
... idea in the minds of most men , and it is therefore liable to uncertainty and confusion . I have no great opinion of ... ideas to take in all that nature comprehends , according to her manner of combining . We are limited in our inquiry ...
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... ideas , with their annexed pains and pleasures , which are presented by the sense ; the mind of man possesses a sort of creative power of its own ; either in representing at pleasure the images of things in the order and manner in which ...
... ideas , with their annexed pains and pleasures , which are presented by the sense ; the mind of man possesses a sort of creative power of its own ; either in representing at pleasure the images of things in the order and manner in which ...
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... ideas which are capable of making a power- ful impression on the mind , whether simply of Pain or Pleasure , or of the modifications of those , may be reduced very nearly to these two heads , self - preservation and society ; 1 to the ...
... ideas which are capable of making a power- ful impression on the mind , whether simply of Pain or Pleasure , or of the modifications of those , may be reduced very nearly to these two heads , self - preservation and society ; 1 to the ...
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... idea than pain ; because there are very few pains , however exquisite , which are not preferred to death : nay , what gener- ally makes pain itself , if I may say so , more painful , is , that it is considered as an emissary of this ...
... idea than pain ; because there are very few pains , however exquisite , which are not preferred to death : nay , what gener- ally makes pain itself , if I may say so , more painful , is , that it is considered as an emissary of this ...
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