A Philosophical Treatise on the PassionsT. Cadell and W. Davies, 1813 - 382 pages |
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... superior impor- tance of this Science , it has not engaged the attention of philosophers , to an equal degree with the intellectual powers of man . Those who are conscious of the acuteness of their own intellects , have loved to em ...
... superior impor- tance of this Science , it has not engaged the attention of philosophers , to an equal degree with the intellectual powers of man . Those who are conscious of the acuteness of their own intellects , have loved to em ...
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... superior importance , thus do we frequently deem that to be a Good , which is virtually an Evil . We may also deem that to be an Evil which is virtually a Good , as being productive of ex- tensive , exalted , or permanent advantage ...
... superior importance , thus do we frequently deem that to be a Good , which is virtually an Evil . We may also deem that to be an Evil which is virtually a Good , as being productive of ex- tensive , exalted , or permanent advantage ...
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... superior Being , or to a future state of exist- ence . The various objects soliciting our attention under these heads ; -the degrees of their suita- bility , excellence , importance , or the contrary ; -our ideas and mistakes concerning ...
... superior Being , or to a future state of exist- ence . The various objects soliciting our attention under these heads ; -the degrees of their suita- bility , excellence , importance , or the contrary ; -our ideas and mistakes concerning ...
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... superior importance , for which we have been gradually prepared . The more sudden , that is , the greater the improba- bility of its appearing at that instant ; and the more unexpected , that is , the greater distance the train of ...
... superior importance , for which we have been gradually prepared . The more sudden , that is , the greater the improba- bility of its appearing at that instant ; and the more unexpected , that is , the greater distance the train of ...
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... superior Beings , over the concerns of mortals , which may become beneficial or ini- micul to our welfare . It is evident , that a great diversity of the most opposite principles may be included under this general definition ; and it is ...
... superior Beings , over the concerns of mortals , which may become beneficial or ini- micul to our welfare . It is evident , that a great diversity of the most opposite principles may be included under this general definition ; and it is ...
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according admiration affection of Love agitated anger animal appear appetites apprehension ascribed attention aversion becomes benevolence cerning character circumstances Complacency conduct connected considered contemplation correspondent deemed degree desire disposition diversity enjoyment epilepsies evil excellence excess exciting cause exer exertions express favourable fear feelings fluence frequently gratification grief habitual happiness honour hope hope and fear ideas imagination immediate impression indicate indolence indulged influence injury inspired instances lence Love and Hatred malevolence manifest manner ment merit mind misery nature neral observable offender opposite ourselves painful particular objects Passions and Affections passions and emotions peculiar perception pernicious philosophical pleasing pleasure possess power of sympathy predilection present pride principle produced propensities qualities racter relate render respect rienced satellites of Love Self-love sensation sense sentiments sions social sometimes sorrow species specting spirits suffer superior supposed surprise sympathy term thing tion torpor various Venus de Medicis violent virtue
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Page 316 - With thee conversing I forget all time ; All seasons and their change, all please alike. Sweet is the breath of morn, her rising sweet, With charm of earliest birds...
Page 317 - Sweet is the breath of morn, her rising sweet, With charm of earliest birds; pleasant the sun When first on this delightful land he spreads His orient beams, on herb, tree, fruit, and flower, Glistering with dew; fragrant the fertile earth After soft showers; and sweet the coming on Of grateful evening mild, then silent night With this her solemn bird and this fair moon, And these the gems of heaven, her starry train...
Page 317 - But neither breath of morn, when she ascends With charm of earliest birds; nor rising sun On this delightful land ; nor herb, fruit, flower, Glistering with dew; nor fragrance after showers, Nor grateful evening mild; nor silent night, With this her solemn bird ; nor walk by moon, Or glittering star-light, without thee is sweet.
Page 378 - Its gaudy colours spreads on every place; The face of nature we no more survey, All glares alike, without distinction gay : But true expression, like th' unchanging sun, Clears and improves whate'er it shines upon, It gilds all objects, but it alters none.
Page 209 - The priest may pardon, and the god may spare.' The prophet spoke: when with a gloomy frown The monarch started from his shining throne; Black choler fill'd his breast that boil'd with ire, And from his eye-balls flash'd the living fire...
Page 96 - she never told her love, but let concealment, like a worm in the bud, feed on her damask cheek. She pined in thought, and with a green and yellow melancholy, she sat like Patience on a monument, smiling at Grief.
Page 371 - ... that part of the composition by the increase of the probability. Are not these as plain proofs, that the passions of fear and hope are mixtures of grief and joy, as in optics it is a proof, that a coloured ray of the sun, passing through a prism, is a composition of two others, when, as you diminish or increase the quantity of either, you find it prevail proportionably, more or less, in the composition ? 5.
Page 343 - The solution follows. (An internal motion or agitation of the mind, when it passeth away without desire, is denominated an emotion: when desire follows, the motion or agitation is denominated a passion.
Page 75 - To prevent mistakes, it must be observed, that desire here is taken in its proper sense; namely, that internal act, which, by influencing the will, makes us proceed to action. Desire in a lax sense respects also actions and events that depend not on us ; as when I desire that my friend may have a son to represent him, or that my country may flourish in arts and sciences: but such internal act is more properly termed a wish than a desire.
Page 365 - ... afterwards, that, upon his release, he quitted them with a degree of reluctance. Custom had reconciled him to the twilight, admitted through the thick-barred grate, to the filthy spots and patches of his plastered walls, to the hardness of his bed, and even to confinement.