 ... reason why we approve and admire it, as we approve and admire customs and fashions of dress for no other reason than that we are used to them ; so that, though habit and custom cannot be said to be the cause of beauty, it is certainly the cause of...  The Works of Samuel Johnson, LL. D. - Pagina 329di Samuel Johnson - 1820Visualizzazione completa - Informazioni su questo libro
 | Samuel Johnson - 1767 - 366 pagine
...annexed to it, and take that of beauty ; as if the whole world fhould agree, that yes and no fhould change their meanings ; yes would then deny, and no...and endeavours to fix a general criterion of beauty refpecting different fpecies, or to fhew why one fpecies is more beautiful than another, it will be... | |
 | James Thomson Callender - 1782 - 78 pagine
...have no doubt, but that, if we were more ufed to deformity than ' beauty, deformity would then lofe the idea now annexed to ' it, and take that of beauty ; as if the whole world fiiould a' gree that jet and no fhould change their meanings, yis would ' then deny, and no would affirm.'... | |
 | 1787 - 528 pagine
...agree, that yes and га flmuld change their meanings; yes would then deny, and на would alrinn. Whoever undertakes to proceed further in this argument,...and endeavours to fix a general criterion of beauty refpeiting diilerent fpecies, or to flicw whf one Ipecirs is more beautiful than another, it will be... | |
 | Samuel Johnson, John Hawkins - 1787 - 430 pagine
...and I have no doubt but that if we were more ufed to deformity than beauty, deformity would then lofe the idea now annexed to it, and take that of beauty -, as if the whole world fhould agree, that yes and -no ftiould change their meanings ; yes would then deny, and no would affirm.... | |
 | Samuel Johnson, John Hawkins - 1787 - 432 pagine
...and I have no doubt but that if we were more ufed to deformity than beauty, deformity would then lofe the idea now annexed to it, and take that of beauty ; as if the whole world fhould agree, that yes and no fhould Change their meanings ; yes would then deny, and no would affirm.... | |
 | Colin Macfarquhar, George Gleig - 1797 - 450 pagine
...I have no doubt, but that if we were more ufed to deformity than beauty, deformity would then lofe the idea now annexed to it, and take that of beauty ; as if the whole world fhould agree that yei and no fhould change their meanings, yet would then deny, and no would affirm.... | |
 | Sir Joshua Reynolds, Edmond Malone - 1801 - 452 pagine
...to be the cause of beauty, it is certainly the cause of our liking it : and I have no doubt but that if we were more used to deformity than beauty, deformity...should agree, that yes and no should change their meaning;^ would then deny, and«o would affirm. Whoever undertakes to proceed further in this argument,... | |
 | sir Joshua Reynolds - 1801 - 450 pagine
...to be the cause of beauty, it is certainly the cause of our liking it : and I have no doubt but that if we were more used to deformity than beauty, deformity...should agree, that yes and no should change their meaning; jw would then deny, and/zo would affirm. Whoever undertakes to proceed further in this argument,... | |
 | 1803 - 222 pagine
...to be the cause of beauty, it is certainly the cause of our liking it: and I have no doubt but that if we were more used to deformity than beauty, deformity...it, and take that of beauty; as if the whole world agree, that yes and no should change their meanings ; yes would then deny, and no would affirm. Whoever... | |
 | Sir Joshua Reynolds - 1809 - 442 pagine
...their meaning ; yes would then deny, and UQ would affirm. • • i. , ••••... .. • .• . Whoever undertakes to proceed further in this argument,...Criterion of beauty respecting different species, or to show why one species is more beautiful than another, it will be required from him first to prove that... | |
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