 They work most geometrically, without any knowledge of geometry ; somewhat like a child, who, by turning the handle of an organ, makes good music, without any knowledge of music. The art is not in the child, but in him who made the organ. In like manner,...  Essays on the Powers of the Human Mind - Page 121by Thomas Reid - 1803Full view - About this book
 | Books and bookselling - 1788 - 588 pages
...who, by tinning the handle of an organ, mak*s go^ti malic, without any know ledge of nuific. . • The art is not in the child, but in him who made the...the bee, and made all things in number, weight, and nieaiure* Continuation of the fJiftorj of Boxing. Being an Extradfram a /caret Pmtt* fklet on the Science... | |
 | Thomas Reid - 1788 - 518 pages
...without any knowledge of geometry -9 fomewhat like a child, who, by turning the handle of an organ, makes good mufic, without any knowledge of mufic....thofe are moft remarkable which appear in infancy, when we are ignorant of every thing necefiary to our prcfervation, and therefore muft perifh, if we... | |
 | Thomas Reid - 1788 - 508 pages
...knowledge of geometry ; fomewhat like a child, who, by turning the handle of an organ, .makes good mafic, without any knowledge of mufic. • The art is not...thofe are moft remarkable which appear in infancy, when we are ignorant of every thing necefTary to our prefervation, and therefore muft perifh, if we... | |
 | James Anderson - Books, Reviews - 1793 - 390 pages
...child, but in him who made the organ. In like manner, when a bee makes his combs so geomatricallv, the geometry is not in the bee, but in that Great...the bee, and made all things in number, weight, and measure ! TO CORRESPONDENTS. The laboured apology of Speculator is received. And though the Editor... | |
 | Ebenezer Sibly - Astrology - 1802 - 420 pages
...child, but in him who made the organ. In like manner, when a bee makes its comb fo geometricallyr cally, the geometry is not in the bee, but in that great...and made all things in number, weight and meafure. This places, in a moft fInking point of view the difference betwixt inftinct and rcafon. There are... | |
 | Thomas Reid - Philosophy - 1815 - 474 pages
...bee makes its eombs so geometrieally, the geometry is not in the bee, but in that great Geometrieian who made the bee, and made all things in number, weight, and measure. To return to instinets in man ; those are most remarkable whieh appear in infaney, when we... | |
 | Encyclopedias and dictionaries - 1816 - 764 pages
...without any knowledge of geometry ; fomewhat like a child, who, by turning the handle of an organ, makes good mufic without any knowledge of mufic. The...and made all things in number, weight, and meafure." On the whole, it is evident, tha: the ftrufture of a honey-comb is an effcft of inftinft which cannot... | |
 | Brian Hill - English poetry - 1816 - 128 pages
...not in the child, but in him that made the • organ. In like manner, when u bee makes its combs so geometrically, the geometry is not in the bee, but...the bee, and made all things in number, weight, and measure," But, time severe, impatient of delay, Push'd hour on hour, bid day succeed to day, And chang'd... | |
 | Thomas Reid - Philosophy - 1822 - 322 pages
...art is not in the child, but in him who made the organ. In like manner, when a bee makes its combs so geometrically, the geometry is not in the bee, but...the bee, and made all things in number, weight, and measure. To return to instincts in man ; those are most remarkable which appear in infancy, when we... | |
 | Arminianism - 1816 - 1004 pages
...tilings. They work most geometrically without any knowledge of geonjetry. When a bee makes its combs so geometrically, the geometry is not in the bee, but...Geometrician, who made the bee, and made all things in weight and measure. But while we maintain the perfection of those works, which, in animals, are effects... | |
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