| Edmund Burke - 1889 - 556 페이지
...to say, in a manner extremely uncertain, and indeterminate. By beauty I mean that quality or thosej "qualities in bodies, by which they cause love, or some passion) similar to it. I confine this definition to the merely sensible qualities of things, for the sake of preserving the... | |
| Robert Bisset - 1800 - 502 페이지
...propounds a theory, of which the following is the substance. Beauty is that quality, or those qualities, of bodies by which they cause love, or some passion similar to it. This idea cannot arise from proportion, since, in vegetables and animals, there is no standard by which... | |
| Edmund Burke - 1806 - 520 페이지
...figurative manner, that is to say, in a manner extremely uncertain, and indeterminate. By beauty I mean that quality, or those qualities in bodies, by which they cause love, or some passion similar to it. I confine this definition to the merely sensible qualities of things, for the sake of preserving the... | |
| John Mason Good - 1813 - 764 페이지
...figure, causing delight to the beholder." Mr. liurkc, confining his definition to the merely sensible qualities of things, states beauty to be " that quality,...express a certain relation of some object, either to an ,-igrecablc sensation , or to an idea of approbation. When, therefore, we say a thing is beautiful,... | |
| Edmund Burke - 1815 - 362 페이지
...figurative manner, that is to say, in a manner extremely uncertain, and indeterminate. By beauty, I mean that quality, or those qualities in bodies, by which they cause love, love, or some passion similar to it. I confine this definition to the merely sensible qualities of... | |
| Tobias Smollett - 1816 - 674 페이지
...permutations of quantity. Mr. Burke speaking of beauty, says, " 1 mean that quality or those qualities of bodies by which they cause love or some passion similar to it. J confine," he continues, " this definition to the merely sensible qualities of things, for the sake... | |
| Edmund Burke - 1827 - 194 페이지
...figurative manner, that is to say, in a manner extremely uncertain and undeterminate. By beauty, I mean that quality, or those qualities in bodies, by which they cause love, or some passion similar to it. I confine this definition to the merely sensible qualities of things for the sake of preserving the... | |
| Edmund Burke - 1834 - 648 페이지
...figurative manner, that is to say, in a manner extremely uncertain, and indeterminate. By beauty I mean speech, in the dignity of persons, according to the customs of mankind, taught by their nature ! tha I confine tins definition to the merely sensible qualities of things, for the sake of preserving the... | |
| Edmund Burke - 1834 - 744 페이지
...manner extremely uncertain, and indeterminate. By beauty I mean that quality • Vide Part I. sect я or those qualities in bodies, by which they cause love, or some passion similar to it. I confine this definition to the merely sensible qualities of things, for the sake of preserving the... | |
| Edmund Burke - 1835 - 652 페이지
...figurative manner, that is to say, in a manner extremely uncertain, and indeterminate. By beauty I mean ice ; having no stronger weapon than its mace, and no better officer than its serjeant I confine this definition to the merely sensible qualities of things, for the sake of preserving the... | |
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