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Page 62
... object . To illustrate this by the procedure of the senses , in which the same difference is found , let us suppose a very smooth marble table to be set before two men ; they both perceive it to be smooth , and they are both pleased ...
... object . To illustrate this by the procedure of the senses , in which the same difference is found , let us suppose a very smooth marble table to be set before two men ; they both perceive it to be smooth , and they are both pleased ...
Page 65
... object which is under contem- plation . In the morning of our days , when the senses are unworn and tender , when the whole man is awake in every part , and the gloss of novelty fresh upon all the objects that surround us , how lively ...
... object which is under contem- plation . In the morning of our days , when the senses are unworn and tender , when the whole man is awake in every part , and the gloss of novelty fresh upon all the objects that surround us , how lively ...
Page 66
... , loves to form on the spot . It is known that the taste ( whatever it is ) is improved exactly as we improve our judgment , by extending our knowledge , by a steady attention to our object , and by 66 ON THE SUBLIME AND BEAUTIFUL .
... , loves to form on the spot . It is known that the taste ( whatever it is ) is improved exactly as we improve our judgment , by extending our knowledge , by a steady attention to our object , and by 66 ON THE SUBLIME AND BEAUTIFUL .
Page 67
... object of taste , by degrees , and habitually , attain not only a soundness , but a readiness of judgment , as men do by the same methods on all other occasions . At first they are obliged to spell , but at last they read with ease and ...
... object of taste , by degrees , and habitually , attain not only a soundness , but a readiness of judgment , as men do by the same methods on all other occasions . At first they are obliged to spell , but at last they read with ease and ...
Page 68
... object perpetually , it has an appetite which is very sharp , but very easily satisfied ; and it has always an ... objects , and soon exhausts the variety which is commonly to be met with in nature ; the same things make frequent returns ...
... object perpetually , it has an appetite which is very sharp , but very easily satisfied ; and it has always an ... objects , and soon exhausts the variety which is commonly to be met with in nature ; the same things make frequent returns ...
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