 | Royal Society (Great Britain) - 1734 - 552 pages
...upon being'told what Things were, whofe Form he before knew from feeling, he would carefully obferve, that he might know them again ; but having too many...learn at once, he forgot many of them ; and (as he faid) at firft he learned to know, and again forgot a thoufand Things in a Day. One Particular only... | |
 | Robert Smith - 1738 - 402 pages
...upon being told what things were, whofe form he before knew from feeling, he would carefully obferve, that he might know them again; but having too many...learn at once, he forgot many of them: and (as he faid) at firft he learned to know, and again forgot a thoufand things in a day. One particular only... | |
 | William Cheselden - 1740 - 438 pages
...upon being told what things were, whofe form he before knew from feeling, he would carefully obferve, that he might know them again ; but having too many...learn at once, he forgot many of them ; and (as he faid) at firft he leam'd to know, and again forgot a thoufand things in a day. One particular only,... | |
 | Adam Smith - 1795 - 402 pages
...being told what things were, whofe form he be" fore knew from feeling, he would carefully obferve, that he might " know them again ; but having too many...learn at once, he forgot many of them ; and (as he faid) at firft learned to " know, and again forgot a thoufand things in a day. One parti" cular only... | |
 | Adam Smith - 1811 - 602 pages
...being told what things " were, whofe form he before knew from " feeling, he would carefully obferve, that " he might know them again ; but having " too...learn at once, he " forgot many of them ; and (as he faid) at " firft learned to know, and again forgot a * " thoufand things in a day. One particular **... | |
 | Adam Smith - 1811 - 596 pages
...being told what things " were, whofe form he before knew from " feeling, he would carefully obferve, that ** he might know them again ; but having " too...learn at once, he " forgot many of them ; and (as he faid) at " firft learned to know, and again forgot a " thoufand things in a day. One particular " only... | |
 | Adam Smith - 1811 - 662 pages
...feeling, he would carefully obferve, that " he might know them again ; but having " too many objecls to learn at once, he " forgot many of them ; and (as he faid) at " firft learned to know, and again forgot a " thoufand things in a day. One particular " only... | |
 | John Walker - 1811 - 574 pages
...another however different in shape or magnitude; but, upon being told what things were, thefonn of which he before knew from feeling, he would carefully observe, that he might knowthem again; but having too many objects to learn at once, he forgot many of them; and (as he said)... | |
 | Gilbert Dyer - 1816 - 440 pages
...upon being told what things were, whofe form he before knew from feeling, he would carefully obferve, that he might know them again ; but having too many...learn at once, he forgot many of them; and (as he faid) at firft he learned to know, and again forgot a thoufand things in a day. One particular only,... | |
 | Thomas Thomson, Richard Phillips, Edward William Brayley - 1820 - 518 pages
...shape of any object, nor any thing from another, however different in shape or magnitude ; but upon being told what things were, whose form he before...carefully observe, that he might know them again." When shown his father's picture and told what it was, he acknowledged a likeness, but did not mistake... | |
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... he could form no judgment of their shape, or guess what it was in any object that was pleasing to him. He knew not the shape of any thing, nor any one thing from another, however different in shape or magnitude ; but upon being told what things were,... 
