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... called this earth the Bedlam of our system . Looking now upon the effects of some of those fancies , may we not with equal reason call it likewise the Newgate and the Bride- well of the universe ? Indeed the blindness of one 42 A ...
... called this earth the Bedlam of our system . Looking now upon the effects of some of those fancies , may we not with equal reason call it likewise the Newgate and the Bride- well of the universe ? Indeed the blindness of one 42 A ...
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... called imagination ; and to this belongs whatever is called wit , fancy , invention , and the like . But it must be observed , that this power of the imagination is in- capable of producing anything absolutely new ; it can only vary the ...
... called imagination ; and to this belongs whatever is called wit , fancy , invention , and the like . But it must be observed , that this power of the imagination is in- capable of producing anything absolutely new ; it can only vary the ...
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... called taste , by way of distinction , consists ; and which is in reality no other than a more refined judg- ment . On the whole it appears to me , that what is called taste , in its most general acceptation , is not a simple idea , but ...
... called taste , by way of distinction , consists ; and which is in reality no other than a more refined judg- ment . On the whole it appears to me , that what is called taste , in its most general acceptation , is not a simple idea , but ...
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... called a good taste , does in a great measure depend upon sensibility ; because , if the mind has no bent to the pleasures of the im- agination , it will never apply itself sufficiently to works of that species to acquire a competent ...
... called a good taste , does in a great measure depend upon sensibility ; because , if the mind has no bent to the pleasures of the im- agination , it will never apply itself sufficiently to works of that species to acquire a competent ...
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... called disappointment ; if the object be so totally lost that there is no chance of enjoying it again , a passion arises in the mind , which is called grief . Now there is none of these , not even â–· grief , which is the most violent ...
... called disappointment ; if the object be so totally lost that there is no chance of enjoying it again , a passion arises in the mind , which is called grief . Now there is none of these , not even â–· grief , which is the most violent ...
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