 Besides, the communicating of ideas marked by words is not the chief and only end of language, as is commonly supposed. There are other ends, as the raising of some passion, the exciting to or deterring from an action, the putting the mind in some particular...  the monthly review or literary journal - Page 122by severak hands - 1764Full view - About this book
 | Thomas Leland - Bible - 1764 - 128 pages
...not the chief or only end of language, but that " there are other ends, as the raifing fome paffion, the exciting «' to, or deterring from an action,..." cafes barely fubfervient, and fometimes entirely omit«' ted," It follows that fuch modes of addrefs as anfwer thefe latter, and (according to this... | |
 | George Berkeley - 1820 - 506 pages
...only end of language, as is commonly supposed. There are other ends, as the raising of some passion, the exciting to or deterring from an action, the putting the mind in some particular disposition ; to which the former is in many cases barely subservient, and sometimes... | |
 | George Berkeley - 1820 - 514 pages
...only end of language, as is commonly supposed. There are other ends, as the raising of some passion, the exciting to or deterring from an action, the putting the mind in some particular disposition ; to which the former is in many cases barely subservient, and sometimes... | |
 | Henry O'CONNOR (Barrister-at-Law) - 1837 - 376 pages
...only end of language, as is commonly supposed. There are other ends, as the raising of some passion, the exciting to, or deterring from an action, the putting the mind in some particular dispositions, &c. For instance, may we not be affected with the promise of a good... | |
 | Dugald Stewart - Psychology - 1859 - 508 pages
...only end of language, as is commonly supposed. There are other ends, as the raising of some passion, the exciting to or deterring from an action, the putting the mind in some particular disposition, to which the former is in many cases barely subservient, and sometimes... | |
 | George Berkeley - 1871 - 478 pages
...only end of language, as is commonly supposed. There are other ends, as the raising of some passion, the exciting to or deterring from an action, the putting the mind in some particular disposition—to which the former " is in many cases barely subservient, and sometimes... | |
 | George Berkeley - 1871 - 478 pages
...only end of language, as is commonly supposed. There are other ends, as the raising of some passion, the exciting to or deterring from an action, the putting the mind in some particular disposition — to which the former '28 is in many cases barely subservient, and... | |
 | George Berkeley - Idealism - 1874 - 436 pages
...only end of language, as is commonly supposed. There are other ends, as the raising of some passion, the exciting to or deterring from an action, the putting the mind in some particular disposition — to which the former38 is in many cases barely subservient, and sometimes... | |
 | George Berkeley - Idealism - 1878 - 318 pages
...only end of language, as is commonly supposed. There are other ends, as the raising of some passion, the exciting to, or deterring from an action, the putting the mind in some particular disposition ; to which the former is, in many cases, barely subservient, and sometimes... | |
 | Perry Miller - History - 2009 - 260 pages
...stimuli, could operate not by actually communicating anything but by "the raising of some passion, the exciting to or deterring from an action, the putting the mind in some particular disposition." He entreated his readers to answer honestly if they had not, upon... | |
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