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94. When considerable, it visibly affects the bodily organs, 

 particularly the eyes and countenance ; and if accompanied 

 with surprize, it has frequently produced insanity, and some- 

 times death. 



95. Even when moderate it produces complacency, satisfac- 

 tion, good humour, alacrity and mirth. 



Q6. Perceptions of the sublime, grand and magnanimous. 

 These are emotions quite distinct from the sensible objects 

 that occasion them. Objects }naTj indeed be grand and vast 

 beyond our comprehension, but the impression such objects 

 make upon us independently of their perception, is what is 

 properly called the sense of the perception or sense of the 

 sublime, grand, magnanimous. See No. 27 and 46". 



97- The pleasing emotions excited by objects or sentiments 

 great aiid surprizing, but not surpassing human power, or the 

 energies of the human mind, are analagous but far inferior 

 to the emotion of the sublime. Analogous to these are also 

 the pleasing emotions e.xcited by nnt. 



Displeasing. 



98. Sorrow denotes the painful or displeasing emotions wc 

 feel at the happening or failure of an event, according as 

 either of these is adverse to our interests, desires, wishes, 



or 



