 of beauty, it is certainly the caufe of our liking it: 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...  The Works of Samuel Johnson.LL.D..: The idler - Page 331by Samuel Johnson - 1792Full view - About this book
 | Samuel Johnson, John Hawkins - English literature - 1787 - 442 pages
...reafon than that we are ufed to them ; fo that though habit and cuftom cannot be faid to be the caufe of beauty, it is certainly the caufe of our liking...as if the whole world fhould agree, that yes and no fhould change their meanings ; yes would then deny, and no would affirm. Whoever undertakes to proceed... | |
 | sir Joshua Reynolds - 1801 - 450 pages
...so that though habit and custom cannot be said 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 would then lose the idea now annexed to it, and take that... | |
 | Alexander Chalmers - English essays - 1802 - 210 pages
...so that though habit and custom cannot be said 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 would then lose the idea now annexed to it, and take that... | |
 | English essays - 1803 - 222 pages
...so that though habit and custom cannot be said 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 would then lose the idea now annexed to it, and take that... | |
 | Alexander Chalmers - English essays - 1808 - 464 pages
...so that though habit and custom cannot be said 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 deformjty than beauty, deformity would then lose the idea now annexed to it, and take that... | |
 | Alexander Chalmers - English essays - 1808 - 410 pages
...so that though habit and custom cannot be said 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 would then lose the idea now annexed to it, and take that... | |
 | Sir Joshua Reynolds, Edmond Malone - Art - 1809 - 468 pages
...so that though habit and custom cannot be said 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 would then lose the idea now annexed to it, and take that... | |
 | Sir Joshua Reynolds - Art - 1809 - 442 pages
...so that though habit and custom cannot be said 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 would then lose the idea now annexed to it, and take that... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1811 - 386 pages
...I have KO doubt but that, if we were more used to deformity than beauty, deformity would then lose the idea now annexed to it, and take that of beauty ; as, if the whole world should agree that yes and no should change their meanings, yes would then deny, and no would affirm.... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - English literature - 1816 - 484 pages
...so that though habit and custom cannot be said 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 would then lose the idea now annexed to it, and take that... | |
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