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from one to the other purposely; it is not what he
appears to others to be, but what he chooses to repre-
sent to himself, which contains the contrast and the
passage. Passion expresses itself in biting satire, or
in derision which makes ridiculous and contemptible
the persons or the things which appear to it either
as its opponents or as its natural contraries.7. The emotions now examined complete the se-
ries of the direct emotions, and in humour we have
anticipated greatly on the reflective group, for the
greater number of instances of humour have refer-
ence to men and to their feelings and relations to-
wards each other. It seemed better, however, to
examine humour altogether in this place, in its usual
connection with wit, and where its earliest or sim-
plest instances are manifested, namely in objects of
direct emotion, remembering only that the greater
part of it lies on the other side of the line. Sub-
joined is a tabular view of the Direct Emotions.
TABLIE OF DIRECT EMOTIONS.
A
Emotions which arise from the matter of the object represented,
with pleasures or pains of enjoyment.
Joy. Grief.
Fondness. Aversion.
Emotions which arise from the form of the object represented,
with pleasures or pains of admiration.

The mathetic emotions, or sense of Beauty in
sights and sounds; with the corresponding sense of
ugliness or deformity.

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Publication Information: Book Title: The Theory of Practice: An Ethical Enquiry in Two Books. Volume: 1. Contributors: Shadworth H. Hodgson - author. Publisher: Longmans, Green, Reader, and Dyer. Place of Publication: London. Publication Year: 1870. Page Number: 179.
    
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