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... which caused it . Objects once perceived through the senses , when recalled from the memory , appear the same as in the original perception , but less distinct . Having to - day seen an oak on the bank of 10 MENTAL PHILOSOPHY .
... which caused it . Objects once perceived through the senses , when recalled from the memory , appear the same as in the original perception , but less distinct . Having to - day seen an oak on the bank of 10 MENTAL PHILOSOPHY .
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... appear to the mind as they were actually seen . In reviving a perception , the mind thus acts by its own intrinsic power . There is , how- ever , ordinarily a constant decay of the remembrance of most of our perceptions . Niebuhr , the ...
... appear to the mind as they were actually seen . In reviving a perception , the mind thus acts by its own intrinsic power . There is , how- ever , ordinarily a constant decay of the remembrance of most of our perceptions . Niebuhr , the ...
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... appears from their invincible aversion against certain aliments , and their natural appetite for such as correspond to their constitution . Man enjoys the senses of touching , seeing , and hearing more perfectly . This difference has a ...
... appears from their invincible aversion against certain aliments , and their natural appetite for such as correspond to their constitution . Man enjoys the senses of touching , seeing , and hearing more perfectly . This difference has a ...
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... appear to have much sagacity . Apes imitate the mechanical actions of man . Naturalists tell us that bats if blinded will guide themselves through the most winding and complicated passages , without striking the walls or anything which ...
... appear to have much sagacity . Apes imitate the mechanical actions of man . Naturalists tell us that bats if blinded will guide themselves through the most winding and complicated passages , without striking the walls or anything which ...
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... appear to come in any direction , or from any moderate distance . By the eye assisting the ear we acquire by practice our ideas of the proximity or remoteness and direction of sound . Sparrman relates , that when he first heard the ...
... appear to come in any direction , or from any moderate distance . By the eye assisting the ear we acquire by practice our ideas of the proximity or remoteness and direction of sound . Sparrman relates , that when he first heard the ...
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Page 100 - No mention shall be made of coral, or of pearls: for the price of wisdom is above rubies.
Page 16 - Neither is it beyond the sea, that thou shouldest say, Who shall go over the sea for us, and bring it unto THE LOVE OF GOD 129 us, that we may hear it, and do it ? But the word is very nigh unto thee, in thy mouth, and in thy heart, that thou mayest do it.
Page 14 - But ask now the beasts, and they shall teach thee; And the fowls of the air, and they shall tell thee: Or speak to the earth, and it shall teach thee; And the fishes of the sea shall declare unto thee.
Page 58 - In thoughts from the visions of the night, when deep sleep falleth on men, fear came upon me, and trembling, which made all my bones to shake. Then a spirit passed before my face ; the hair of my flesh stood up...
Page 126 - twould a saint provoke," (Were the last words that poor Narcissa spoke ;} " No, let a charming chintz and Brussels lace Wrap my cold limbs, and shade my lifeless face : One would not, sure, be frightful when one's dead — And — Betty — give this cheek a little red.
Page 146 - And thou, Solomon my son, know thou the God of thy father, and serve him with a perfect heart and with a willing mind : for the LORD searcheth all hearts, and understandeth all the imaginations of the thoughts: if thou seek him, he will be found of thee; but if thou forsake him, he will cast thee off for ever.
Page 15 - For him, the Spring Distils her dews, and from the silken gem Its lucid leaves unfolds; for him, the hand Of Autumn tinges every fertile branch With blooming gold and blushes like the morn.
Page 110 - No more shall nation against nation rise, Nor ardent warriors meet with hateful eyes,' Nor fields with gleaming steel be cover'd o'er ; The brazen trumpets kindle rage no more ; But useless lances into scythes shall bend, And the broad falchion in a ploughshare end.
Page 140 - Nevertheless I am continually with thee: thou hast holden me by my right hand. Thou shalt guide me with thy counsel, and afterward receive me to glory.
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