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" ... upon all the objects that surround us, how lively at that time are our sensations, but how false and inaccurate the judgments we form of things ? I despair of ever receiving the same degree of pleasure from the most excellent performances of genius,... "
A Philosophical Enquiry Into the Origin of Our Ideas of the Sublime and ... - Page 36
by Edmund Burke - 1767 - 342 pages
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The works of ... Edmund Burke [ed. by W. King and F. Laurence].

Edmund Burke - 1792 - 596 pages
...novelty frefli upon all the objects that furround us, how lively at that time are our fenfations, but how falfe and inaccurate the judgments we form of...fuffer his tafte to be delicate; and he is in all refpects what Ovid lays of himfelf in love, Molle meum levihus cor ejl violahile telis, Et femper caufa...
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The Works of the Right Honourable Edmund Burke, Collected in Three Volumes ...

Edmund Burke - 1792 - 604 pages
...novelty frefh upon all the objects that furround us, how lively at that time are our fenfations, but how falfe and inaccurate the judgments we form of...fuffer his tafte to be delicate ; and he is in all refpects what Ovid fays of himfelf in love, Molle meum levibus cor eft violahile telis, Et femper caufa...
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The Beauties of the Late Right Hon. Edmund Burke: Selected from the Writings ...

Edmund Burke - 1798 - 330 pages
...novelty frefh upon all the objects that furround us, how lively at that time are our feniations, but how falfe and inaccurate the judgments we form of...from pieces ' which my prefent judgment regards as triffing and contemptible. Every trivial caufe of pleafure is apt to aftect the man of too fanguine...
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An Appeal to the Loyal Citizens of Dublin

Freeman of Dublin - 1800 - 674 pages
...judgments we form of things ? I defpair of ever receiving the fame degree of pleafure from the mofb excellent performances of genius which I felt at that...fuffer his Tafte to be delicate ; and he is in all refpects what Ovid fays of himfelf in love, . Molle mtum Icvibui ear ejl vie/labile telit, Etftmptr...
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The works of ... Edmund Burke [ed. by W. King and F. Laurence].

Edmund Burke - 1803 - 366 pages
...velty frefh upon all the objects that furround us, how lively at that time are our fenfations, but how falfe and inaccurate the judgments we form of...fuffer his tafte to be delicate ; and he is in all refpefts what Ovid fays of himfelf in love, Molle mettm levibus car eft vielabile telis, Eifemper caufa...
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The Works of the Right Honourable Edmund Burke, Volume 1

Edmund Burke - 1803 - 366 pages
...velty frefli upon all the objects that furround us, how lively at that time are our fenfations, but how falfe and inaccurate the judgments we form of...age from pieces which my prefent judgment regards as triffing and contemptible. Every trivial caufe of pleafure is apt to affect the man of too fanguine...
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The Works of the Right Honourable Edmund Burke, Volume 1

Edmund Burke - 1806 - 522 pages
...judgments we form of things ? I despair of ever receiving the same degree of pleasure from the most excellent performances of genius, which I felt at that age from pieces which my present judgment regards as trifling and contemptible. Every trivial cause of pleasure is apt to affect...
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A Manual of Essays: Selected from Various Authors

Manual - 1809 - 288 pages
...things ! I despair of ever receiving the same degree of pleasure from the most excellent performance* of genius, which I felt at that age from pieces which my present judgment regards as trifling and contemptible. Every trivial cause of pleasure is apt to affect...
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Extracts from the Diary of a Lover of Literature

Thomas Green - 1810 - 262 pages
...Introduction to the Sublime and Beautiful "of ever receiving the same degree of pleasure from the most excellent performances of genius, which I felt, at that age, from pieces which my present judgment regards as trifling and contemptible". Mr. B. ascribes this principally to the fastidiousness...
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Philosophical Essays

Dugald Stewart - 1811 - 590 pages
...things? I despair of ever receiving the " same degree of pleasure from the most excellent perfor" mances of genius, which I felt, at that age, from pieces " which my present judgment regards as trifling and con" temptible. Every trivial cause of pleasure is apt to...
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