Intellectual Sentiments, Explained by the Study of SensationsJoseph Booker, 1809 - 191 páginas |
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... human vir- tues . The . Work now presented to your Royal Highness , and which you have deigned to take under your Royal protection , is a composition intended to instruct the rising generation in this degenerate age , when produc- tions ...
... human vir- tues . The . Work now presented to your Royal Highness , and which you have deigned to take under your Royal protection , is a composition intended to instruct the rising generation in this degenerate age , when produc- tions ...
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... human ef- forts to eradicate . To attract the attention of those who as yet have fixed no standard to rest their opinion , is the design of the work your Royal Highness gives me the permission to dedicate . In gratitude for the ...
... human ef- forts to eradicate . To attract the attention of those who as yet have fixed no standard to rest their opinion , is the design of the work your Royal Highness gives me the permission to dedicate . In gratitude for the ...
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... humanity and morals . Our Divine Creator having given us abilities corporeal and ideal , in order to promote our happiness , and has likewise been pleased to lead us to this exalted end , not only by the PREFACE. ...
... humanity and morals . Our Divine Creator having given us abilities corporeal and ideal , in order to promote our happiness , and has likewise been pleased to lead us to this exalted end , not only by the PREFACE. ...
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... human genius ; and the resemblance of an object ap- pears more pleasing in a picture than in a river , because the image reflected in the water only flatters our sight ; whereas , the arts of painting or statuary seem to breathe life ...
... human genius ; and the resemblance of an object ap- pears more pleasing in a picture than in a river , because the image reflected in the water only flatters our sight ; whereas , the arts of painting or statuary seem to breathe life ...
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... human heart , who seem to have thought that the gratification we take in the beauty of the soul , is only a private joy arising from self - love , when we see such quali- ties in another as are favourable to our own peculiar advantages ...
... human heart , who seem to have thought that the gratification we take in the beauty of the soul , is only a private joy arising from self - love , when we see such quali- ties in another as are favourable to our own peculiar advantages ...
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Términos y frases comunes
abilities able agreeable sensations appears Author of Nature beauty become benevolence bloom body brain breast cause charms cheerful choly chords colour consonant Creator delight displeasing disposition Divine DUCHESS OF YORK endeavour enjoy envy Epicurus esteem eternal ev'ry exercise faculties fancy fection feel felicity fibres flatter friendship genius give happiness hatred heart Heav'n human idea idea of perfection imagination immolate impres impression laws of sensation likewise lively mankind manner ment mind misfor motions munificent Nature's neighbour neral ness objects opulence organs ourselves passions peculiar perfection plea pleasing sensation pleasure possess power of love praise preservation pression principal procure proportion racters reason requisite rill Royal Highness Royal Highness's sations satisfaction scene sciences secret self-love senses sensible sentiments shew shine sion soul springs sublimity superior tain tastes thing thought tion torpid true variety virtue virtuous person Whence comes wisdom
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Página 124 - See heaven its sparkling portals wide display, And break upon thee in a flood of day.
Página 155 - Know Nature's children all divide her care ; The fur that warms a monarch warm'da bear. While man exclaims,
Página 76 - At thirty man suspects himself a fool ; Knows it at forty, and reforms his plan ; At fifty chides his infamous delay, Pushes his prudent purpose to resolve; In all the magnanimity of thought Resolves and re-resolves; then dies the same.
Página 134 - Tis from high life high characters are drawn : A saint in crape is twice a saint in lawn ; A judge is just, a chancellor juster still ; A gownman learn'd ; a bishop what you will ; Wise if a minister ; but if a king, More wise, more learn'd, more just, more every thing.
Página 120 - Else whence this pleasing hope, this fond desire, This longing after immortality ? Or whence this secret dread and inward horror Of falling into...
Página 123 - Awake, my St. John! leave all meaner things To low ambition, and the pride of kings. Let us (since life can little more supply Than just to look about us and to die) Expatiate free o'er all this scene of man; A mighty maze! but not without a plan; A wild, where weeds and flowers promiscuous shoot; Or garden tempting with forbidden fruit.
Página 95 - Till tir'd he sleeps, and life's poor play is o'er. Meanwhile opinion gilds with varying rays Those painted clouds that beautify our days : Each want of happiness by hope supplied, And each vacuity of sense by pride : These build as fast as knowledge can destroy ; In folly's cup still laughs the bubble joy ; One prospect lost, another still we gain, And not a vanity is given in vain : E'en mean self-love becomes, by force divine, The scale to measure others...
Página 99 - Painful preeminence ! yourself to view Above life's weakness, and its comforts too. Bring then these blessings to a strict account ; Make fair deductions ; see to what they 'mount...
Página 31 - These are thy glorious works, Parent of good, Almighty, thine this universal frame, Thus wondrous fair; thyself how wondrous then ! Unspeakable, who sitt'st above these heavens, To us invisible, or dimly seen In these thy lowest works; yet these declare Thy goodness beyond thought, and power divine.