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Who among the following defined taste as "that faculty of the soul, which discerns the beauties of an…

Joseph Addison defines taste through appreciative discernment of an author’s beauties and imperfections in his periodical criticism.

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Who among the following defined taste as "that faculty of the soul, which discerns the beauties of
an author with pleasure, and the imperfections with dislike?"

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Joseph Addison defines taste through appreciative discernment of an author’s beauties and imperfections in his periodical criticism.

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