Elements of CriticismA. S. Barnes, 1883 - 486 pages |
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... single mind for shelter or support . When such wild and extravagant consequences can be drawn from the ideal system , it night have been expected , that no man who is not crazy would have ventured to erect such a superstructure , till ...
... single mind for shelter or support . When such wild and extravagant consequences can be drawn from the ideal system , it night have been expected , that no man who is not crazy would have ventured to erect such a superstructure , till ...
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... single reflection . Nature determines us necessarily to rely on the vera- city of our senses ; and upon their evidence the existence of external objects is to us a matter of intuitive knowledge and absolute certainty . Vain there- fore ...
... single reflection . Nature determines us necessarily to rely on the vera- city of our senses ; and upon their evidence the existence of external objects is to us a matter of intuitive knowledge and absolute certainty . Vain there- fore ...
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... single rule , is perceived and said to be regular : a circle , a square , a hexagon , an equilateral triangle , are regular figures , being composed by a single rule , that determines the form of each . When the form of a line or of a ...
... single rule , is perceived and said to be regular : a circle , a square , a hexagon , an equilateral triangle , are regular figures , being composed by a single rule , that determines the form of each . When the form of a line or of a ...
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... single and apart . Hence , the stillness of night contributes to terror , there being nothing to divert the attention : Horror ubique animos , simul ipsa silentia terrent . - Eneid , 1 . Zara . Silence and solitude are everywhere ...
... single and apart . Hence , the stillness of night contributes to terror , there being nothing to divert the attention : Horror ubique animos , simul ipsa silentia terrent . - Eneid , 1 . Zara . Silence and solitude are everywhere ...
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... single property we desire to investigate . 43. Abstract terms may be separated into three different kinds , all equally subservient to the reasoning faculty . Individuals ap- pear to have no end ; and did we not possess the faculty of ...
... single property we desire to investigate . 43. Abstract terms may be separated into three different kinds , all equally subservient to the reasoning faculty . Individuals ap- pear to have no end ; and did we not possess the faculty of ...
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