First Meeting

1st Meeting January 26th 1870  

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Mr Watts chairman agreed to stand for this meeting.
Words proposed to be defined.
Beauty, Art, Poetry, Taste, Originality, Eccentricity

Definitions proposed. Beauty.
That quality in persons and things which gives pleasure to the higher senses. (J.T.B.)  Onward & Upward.
That which pleases (E.C.) Paulatim
That property or combination of properties which satisfies the craving of the human ??  ??
(W.A.W) Palmam qui meruit ferat.
That quality of persons or things which produces a pleasing impression upon the sight, hearing or the understanding.
(H.B.)  Nemo
That which pleases our higher sense.
(L.M) Unversagt
That which is pleasing to the educated senses?
(J.M.) Erin go bragh

January 26th 1870

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Notes.
1. The members of the Qu'est-ce-que-c'est? Club and their visitors adopted a motto to be used to identify their definitions. Assigning motto to name is not evident from the minutes, but has been usefully pencilled in (E.C.). Presumably Hardie used the same source for his assignments.

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Definition Majority

That which gives a noble pleasure. Erin go bragh, Onward and Upward, Paulatim
Minorities?? That property or combination of properties which satisfies the craving of the human mind for law
Paulmam qui meruit ferat
That quality of persons or things which produces a pleasing impression upon the sight, hearing or understanding.
Nemo
That which is pleasing to the educated sense
Erin go Bragh

Jan 26th 1870

Notes.
Some words not clear on first reading. Clarification always welcome.
Updated 31st January 2016 to combine minutes for a given meeting. (WPB).

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