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Page vii
... nature , to trace the objects that are natu- rally agreeable , as well as those that are naturally disagreeable ; and by these means to discover , if we can , what are the genuine principles of the fine arts . The man who aspires to be ...
... nature , to trace the objects that are natu- rally agreeable , as well as those that are naturally disagreeable ; and by these means to discover , if we can , what are the genuine principles of the fine arts . The man who aspires to be ...
Page viii
... nature and culture have bestowed this blessing , feels great de- light in the virtuous dispositions and actions of others : he loves to cherish them , and to publish them to the world : faults and failings , it is true , are to him not ...
... nature and culture have bestowed this blessing , feels great de- light in the virtuous dispositions and actions of others : he loves to cherish them , and to publish them to the world : faults and failings , it is true , are to him not ...
Page ix
... natural to all are suppressed , or kept out of view ? In the next place , delicacy of taste tends not less to ... nature , the true source of criticism . The fine arts are intended to entertain us , by making pleasant impressions ...
... natural to all are suppressed , or kept out of view ? In the next place , delicacy of taste tends not less to ... nature , the true source of criticism . The fine arts are intended to entertain us , by making pleasant impressions ...
Page x
... nature . What the author has dis- covered or collected upon that subject , he chooses to impart in the gay and agreeable form of criticism ; imagining that this form will be more relished , and perhaps be not less instructive , than a ...
... nature . What the author has dis- covered or collected upon that subject , he chooses to impart in the gay and agreeable form of criticism ; imagining that this form will be more relished , and perhaps be not less instructive , than a ...
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... nature . In science , many experiments come under one cause ; many causes come under one more general . From particu- lar effects to general causes , we feel an expansion of mind , more pleasing than what arises from following the order ...
... nature . In science , many experiments come under one cause ; many causes come under one more general . From particu- lar effects to general causes , we feel an expansion of mind , more pleasing than what arises from following the order ...
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