The Selected Writings of Benjamin RushPhilosophical Library, 1947 - 433 pages |
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Page 137
... stimuli acting upon the organs of sense and motion . These stimuli have been divided into external , and internal . The external are light , sound , odors , air , heat , exercise , and the pleas- ures of the senses . The internal ...
... stimuli acting upon the organs of sense and motion . These stimuli have been divided into external , and internal . The external are light , sound , odors , air , heat , exercise , and the pleas- ures of the senses . The internal ...
Page 146
... stimuli . Life is in a languid state , in the morning . It acquires vigor by the gradual , and successive application of stimuli in the fore- noon . It is in its most perfect state about midday , and remains stationary for some hours ...
... stimuli . Life is in a languid state , in the morning . It acquires vigor by the gradual , and successive application of stimuli in the fore- noon . It is in its most perfect state about midday , and remains stationary for some hours ...
Page 166
... stimuli which arises from the exercise of the domestic and public affections . A Turk lives wholly to himself . In point of time , he occupies only the moment in which he exists ; for his futurity , as to life and property , belongs ...
... stimuli which arises from the exercise of the domestic and public affections . A Turk lives wholly to himself . In point of time , he occupies only the moment in which he exists ; for his futurity , as to life and property , belongs ...
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ON SLAVEKEEPING 1773 | 3 |
A PLAN OF A PEACEOFFICE FOR THE UNITED STATES | 19 |
SYLVANIA 1777 | 54 |
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