...not hold. rity and hard- 10. Pit ii is imagination or fiction of future ness of heart. . . , is M i calamity to ourselves, proceeding from the sense of...happeneth to an innocent man, may happen to every man. But when we see a man suffer for great crimes, which we cannot easily think will fall upon ourselves,...

...it a sufficient stretch, in order to render the sympathetic sorrow purely selfish, to define it, " imagination or fiction of future calamity to ourselves, proceeding from the sense of another man's calamity3." But in the first quotation we have another kind of fiction ; namely, that we are at present...

...but know that something there is that men call fire, because it warmcth him. [Pity and Indignation.] se to keep my fl«i-, That being left alone without...The wolf, or winter's rage, summer's great h<i'. But when we see a man surter for great crimes, which we cannot easily think will fall upon ourselves,...

...affection or passion, the object of which is ourselves, or danger to ourselves. Hobbes defines pity, imagination, or fiction of future calamity to ourselves, proceeding from the sense (he means sight or knowledge) of another man's calamity. Thus fear and compassion would be the same...

...but know that something there is that mea call fire, because it warmeth him. [Pity and Indignation.} coln ie greater, because then there appearcth more probability that the same may happen to us ; for the...

...but know that something there is that men call fire, because it warmeth him. [Pity and Indignation.] ering or rousing. « To tad a flmw in. * * Though clerks, or Boholan, represent women to be nnuther man's calamity. But when it lighteth on such as we think have not deserved the same, the compassion...

...affection, a passion, the object of which is ourselves, or danger to ourselves. Hobbes defines pity, imagination or fiction of future calamity to ourselves, proceeding from the sense, he means sight or knowledge, of another man's calamity. TJius fear and compassion would be the same...

...but know that something there is that men call lire, because it warmeth him. [Pity and Indignation.'} play, For your offence ; I'll shut mine eyes to keep...make you fast it for your sin, I'll count your po Hut when it lightcth on such as we think have not deserved the same, the compassion is greater, because...

...works of his predecessors. I allude to the account of pity given by Hobbes, who defines it to be " the imagination or fiction of future calamity to ourselves...proceeding from the sense of another man's calamity." * In what respect this theory coincides with Mr. Smith's will appear from the remarks I am now to make....

...thought it a sufficient stretch, in order to render the sympathetic sorrow purely selfish, to define it " imagination or fiction of future calamity to ourselves, proceeding from the sense of another's calamity.''f But in the first quotation we have another kind of fiction, namely, that we...