 | Edmund Burke - 1889 - Počet stránok 556
...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 - Počet stránok 502
...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 - Počet stránok 520
...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 - Počet stránok 764
...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 - Počet stránok 362
...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 - Počet stránok 674
...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 - Počet stránok 194
...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 - Počet stránok 648
...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 - Počet stránok 744
...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 - Počet stránok 652
...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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By beauty, I mean that quality, or those qualities in bodies, by which they cause love, or some passion similar to it. 
