This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1812 Excerpt: ...independent Affections, for each of them is apposited to an occasioning intelligence, which thus becomes complex, since besides being simple intelligence) it is joined to either Pleasure, or Pain, in some sort or degree.. This fact has already been noticed, and must always be kept in view in treating upon Pleasure and ...
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This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1812 Excerpt: ...independent Affections, for each of them is apposited to an occasioning intelligence, which thus becomes complex, since besides being simple intelligence) it is joined to either Pleasure, or Pain, in some sort or degree.. This fact has already been noticed, and must always be kept in view in treating upon Pleasure and Pain. Some Interests may appear to resemble others, but yet each differs from all, in some degree, without end; owing to which, and to there being usually several present at once, it happens that the complex conscious state of the Mind, as to Happiness, or Misery, (as well as its complex state of intelligence, and its physical deformity, ) is continually yielding to change. Whole sets of Pleasures and Pains, (attached to their own respective occasioning intelligences, ) may remain a wl.ile in what may be called their identity; but they always do so with some addition, diminution, or alteration: either accompanied by some new associated Interest, or wanting some old one.--This is so true, that upon measuring the parts of Interest, (if we had a scale sufficiently minute, ) we should probably find that our compound tone of Happiness, or Misery, like our complex state of intelligence, and our physical Motion and deformity of Mind, will never be twice precisely alike, during life. Our corporeal condition, always changing, inflicts Changes, not only of intelligence, but, at the same time, of Happiness and Misery on the Mind; which " strange eventful History," has been beautifully sketched by an exquisite observer of life, at Seven distinct periods of its progression. In this way it is that we change our relishes, as the Body produces, --increases, --and at length ceases to urge, some of its wonted impulses; and the Mind becomes furnished with a...
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Acceptable. London: Longman, Hurst, Rees, Orme, and Brown, 1812. 2nd edition, corrected and enlarged. Sm 4to. xvi, 380pp. Fair book. Ex-library. Spine cover and boards all detached; entire book is in a carboard portfolio. Library markings on spine, endpapers, title page, etc. Due date card on back pastedown. Pagesd are aged and browned. Inquire if you need further information.
