Elements of Moral Science, Svazek 1T. Cadell, 1790 - Počet stran: 688 |
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Strana 27
... true of provincial accents , That accent , and that pronun- ciation , is generally in every country ac- counted the best , which is used in the metropolis by the most polite and learned perfons . 44. The Greeks used in writing certain ...
... true of provincial accents , That accent , and that pronun- ciation , is generally in every country ac- counted the best , which is used in the metropolis by the most polite and learned perfons . 44. The Greeks used in writing certain ...
Strana 42
... same . We fay , a good man , a good woman , a good thing ; good men , good women , good things ; without making any change in the adjective and in this fyntax we feel no 1 no inconvenience . And the fame thing is true 42 Part I. ELEMENTS ...
... same . We fay , a good man , a good woman , a good thing ; good men , good women , good things ; without making any change in the adjective and in this fyntax we feel no 1 no inconvenience . And the fame thing is true 42 Part I. ELEMENTS ...
Strana 43
James Beattie. 1 no inconvenience . And the fame thing is true of English participles . 1 63. One variation , however , thofe En- glish adjectives require , which in their fig- nification admit of the distinctions of more and lefs . This ...
James Beattie. 1 no inconvenience . And the fame thing is true of English participles . 1 63. One variation , however , thofe En- glish adjectives require , which in their fig- nification admit of the distinctions of more and lefs . This ...
Strana 46
... true . For expreffing thefe , and the like affirmations , thofe verbs a- lone are neceffary , which the Latins call fubftantive , and the Greeks more properly verbs of existence ; as fum , fio , exifto , éμ , Yvoμas , & c . But ...
... true . For expreffing thefe , and the like affirmations , thofe verbs a- lone are neceffary , which the Latins call fubftantive , and the Greeks more properly verbs of existence ; as fum , fio , exifto , éμ , Yvoμas , & c . But ...
Strana 59
... true of attributives in gene- ral . The strength of language lies in its nouns or fubftantives . 87. OF PARTICIPLES . The common de- finition of a participle is , “ A word deri- " ved from a verb , " lity with time . " and fignifying a ...
... true of attributives in gene- ral . The strength of language lies in its nouns or fubftantives . 87. OF PARTICIPLES . The common de- finition of a participle is , “ A word deri- " ved from a verb , " lity with time . " and fignifying a ...
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affirm againſt agreeable alfo alſo amuſement anger animals appear beauty becauſe body cafe called caufe cauſe circumſtances colour confequently confiderable conftitution defire diſtinguiſh eafily effential Engliſh eſteem evil exerciſe exiſtence expreffion exprefs faculties faid fame feems feen felves fenfation fenfe fentences fhall fhould fignify fimple firſt fociety fome fomething fometimes forrow foul fpeak fpecies fubject fublime fuch fuppofed give glottis greateſt Greek habit happineſs himſelf human human voice ideas imitation impoffible itſelf language laſt Latin leaſt lefs means mind moft moſt motion mufic muſt nature neceffary nouns obferved object occafion oppofite ourſelves paffions pain participle paſt perceive perfon pleafing pleaſing pleaſure poffible prefent puniſhment purpoſe raiſe reafon refemblance refpect ſee ſeem Semivowels ſenſe ſome ſpeak ſpeech ſtate ſtrong ſtudy taſte Tenfes thefe themſelves ther theſe things thofe thoſe thoughts tion underſtand univerfal unleſs uſe verb virtue viſible voice words
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Strana 315 - ... it does not give the mind such an exquisite gladness, prevents us from falling into any depths of sorrow. Mirth is like a flash of lightning, that breaks through a gloom of clouds, and glitters for a moment; cheerfulness keeps up a kind of day-light in the mind, and fills it with a steady and perpetual serenity.
Strana 99 - Some books are to be tasted, others to be swallowed, and some few to be chewed and digested; that is, some books are to be read only in parts: others to be read, but not curiously; and some few to be read wholly and with diligence and attention.
Strana 301 - External evils, which we cannot prevent, or could not avoid without a breach of duty, it is manly and honourable to bear with fortitude.
Strana 3 - ... what ought to be done and what ought not to be done...
Strana 306 - ... in far lefs danger of infelicity ; and has before him the animating hope of victory and honour. So in life : the man of true fortitude is in lefs danger of...
Strana 101 - We would preserve the doctrines, sentiments, or facts, that occur in reading, it will be prudent to lay the book aside, and put them in writing in our own words. This practice will give accuracy to our knowledge, accustom us to recollection, improve us in the use of language, and enable us so thoroughly to comprehend the thoughts of other men, as to make them in some measure our own.
Strana 221 - A not altogether satisfactory definition, as it assumes something concerning the animal which it would be hard to prove. Here is a more recent definition. ' Instinct is action taken in pursuance of an end, but without conscious perception of what that end is.' 6 This again does not quite satisfy me...
Strana 176 - By attention and exercise it may be improved in every man. It prepares the mind for receiving the impressions of virtue; and. without it there can be no true politeness. Nothing is more odious, than that insensibility which wraps a man up in himself and his own concerns, and prevents his being moved with either the joys or the sorrows of another.
Strana 306 - ... danger of infelicity, and has before him the animating hope of victory and honour. So, in life, the man of true fortitude is in less danger of disappointment than others are, because his understanding is clear, and his mind disencumbered. He is prepared to meet calamity without the fear of sinking...