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... the case , that fewer persons have had the hardihood to question the pleasant- ness and unpleasantness of sound per se than the pleasant- ness or unpleasantness of colour per se . The inverse- THE SUBJECTIVE ELEMENT . 13.
... the case , that fewer persons have had the hardihood to question the pleasant- ness and unpleasantness of sound per se than the pleasant- ness or unpleasantness of colour per se . The inverse- THE SUBJECTIVE ELEMENT . 13.
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... persons and peasants are attracted by bright colours - by red flags , blue feathers , scarlet cloths , glitter- ing insects , & c . - and how in the fulness of their gratifica- tion they commonly utter exclamations ; and it is no less ...
... persons and peasants are attracted by bright colours - by red flags , blue feathers , scarlet cloths , glitter- ing insects , & c . - and how in the fulness of their gratifica- tion they commonly utter exclamations ; and it is no less ...
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... persons , therefore , crimson roses , blue lobelias , and scarlet gerani- ums are a striking contrast , and may be pleasing on this account . The same may be said of odours and flavours , and indeed of all our sensations ; for those ...
... persons , therefore , crimson roses , blue lobelias , and scarlet gerani- ums are a striking contrast , and may be pleasing on this account . The same may be said of odours and flavours , and indeed of all our sensations ; for those ...
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... . On the latter objects we love to let our eyes wander and linger , while on the former we re- quire an effort to fix them with a steady gaze . Many persons doubtless have observed how much more unplea- sant it THE SUBJECTIVE ELEMENT . 23.
... . On the latter objects we love to let our eyes wander and linger , while on the former we re- quire an effort to fix them with a steady gaze . Many persons doubtless have observed how much more unplea- sant it THE SUBJECTIVE ELEMENT . 23.
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... persons sharp , pointed , angular objects are positively painful to look on , while flat , smooth , spherical ones are pleasant to gaze at . This is manifest from many tests and cases , and especially from the celebrated case of ...
... persons sharp , pointed , angular objects are positively painful to look on , while flat , smooth , spherical ones are pleasant to gaze at . This is manifest from many tests and cases , and especially from the celebrated case of ...
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The Science of Beauty: An Analytical Inquiry Into the Laws of Æsthetics Avary H. Forbes Affichage du livre entier - 1881 |
The Science of Beauty: An Analytical Inquiry Into the Laws of Aesthetics Avary William Holmes- Forbes Aucun aperçu disponible - 2015 |
Expressions et termes fréquents
æsthetic analogies appear associations Author beauty birds called capable cause Chinese cloth College colour contempt countenance Crown 8vo Demy 8vo DICTIONARY disgust emotion of admiration English Essay F. W. Newman fact Falstaff Fcap feeling flowers George Henry Lewes German GRAMMAR human Illustrations India innate power intellect inutility inverse J. G. Fichte Joseph Edkins LANGUAGE less light LL.D look matter Max Müller mean mind moral motion nature never Notes object odour ornament ourselves Percy Greg persons phenomena physiognomy Plates pleasant poem poet poetic poetry Post 8vo Post free principle Professor Published by Trübner qualities Ralph T. H. Griffith recognise RELIGION retina Royal 8vo Sanskrit Second Edition sensations sewed shape Songs star sublime suggested power things thou thought tion Translated ugly unpleasant utility vibrations viii Vocabulary W. R. Greg words
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