Elements of CriticismA. S. Barnes, 1883 - 486 pages |
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... connected with size or bulk : every piece of matter occupies room or space in proportion to its bulk . A child perceives that when its little box is filled with playthings , there is no room or space for more . Space is also applied to ...
... connected with size or bulk : every piece of matter occupies room or space in proportion to its bulk . A child perceives that when its little box is filled with playthings , there is no room or space for more . Space is also applied to ...
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... connected , as between the table a man writes on and the dog that follows him . Proportion and uniformity never coincide ; things equal are uniform ; but proportion is never applied to them : the four sides and angles of a square are ...
... connected , as between the table a man writes on and the dog that follows him . Proportion and uniformity never coincide ; things equal are uniform ; but proportion is never applied to them : the four sides and angles of a square are ...
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... connected Thirdly , in placing things that have no natural connection , that order appears the most perfect , where the particulars are made to bear the strongest relation to each other that position can give them . Thus parallelism is ...
... connected Thirdly , in placing things that have no natural connection , that order appears the most perfect , where the particulars are made to bear the strongest relation to each other that position can give them . Thus parallelism is ...
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... connected , and have no independent existence ; the same of length , breadth , and thickness : and yet we can mentally confine our observations to one of these , abstracting from the rest . Here abstraction takes place where there ...
... connected , and have no independent existence ; the same of length , breadth , and thickness : and yet we can mentally confine our observations to one of these , abstracting from the rest . Here abstraction takes place where there ...
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... connection with his profession . 41. It is observed above [ 14 , note ] , that there can be no such thing as a general idea ... connected , which name , by gathering them together into one class , serves to express the whole of these ...
... connection with his profession . 41. It is observed above [ 14 , note ] , that there can be no such thing as a general idea ... connected , which name , by gathering them together into one class , serves to express the whole of these ...
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