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" ... he before knew from feeling, he would carefully observe, that he might know them again; but having too many objects to learn at once, he forgot many of them; and (as he... "
An Elementary Treatise on Natural Philosophy - Page 276
by René Just Haüy - 1807
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The Philosophical Transactions and Collections, to the End of the Year 1700 ...

Royal Society (Great Britain) - 1734 - 552 pages
...of their Shape, or guefs what it was in any Object that was pleafing 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, whofe Form he before knew from feeling, he would...
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A Compleat System of Opticks in Four Books, Viz. A Popular, a ..., Volume 1

Robert Smith - 1738 - 402 pages
...judgment of their fhape, or guefs what k was in any objed that was pleafing to him. He knew not the fhape of any thing, nor any one thing from another, however different in fhape, or magnitude, but upon being told what things were, whofe form he before knew from feeling,...
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The Anatomy of the Human Body

William Cheselden - 1740 - 438 pages
...of their fhape, or guefs what it was in any object: that was pleafing to him : He knew not the fhape of any thing, nor any one thing from another, however different in fhape or magnitude; but upon being told what things were, whofe form he before knew from feeling, he...
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Essays on Philosophical Subjects

Adam Smith - 1795 - 402 pages
...of their fhape, or guefs what it was in any object that was " pleafmg to him. He knew not the fhape of any thing, nor any " one thing from another, however different in fhape or magni" tude ; but upon being told what things were, whofe form he be" fore knew from feeling,...
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The British Critic, and Quarterly Theological Review, Volume 20

1802 - 754 pages
...diftartces ot objects, was not the only inftance in which he differed from Mr. Chefelden's patient; who, we are informed, did not know the figure of any thing,...nor any one thing from another, however different in ihape and magnitude ; for Mailer W. knew and defcribed a letter, not only as white, but alfo as fquare,...
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The New Annual Register, Or General Repository of History, Politics, and ...

1802 - 888 pages
...distances of object«, was not the only instance in which he differed from Mr. Cheselden's patient; who, we are informed, ' did not know the ' figure of any thing, nor any one ' thing from another, however dif' tercnt in shape and magnitude;' for master \V. Knew and described a letter, not only as white,...
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A Journal of Natural Philosophy, Chemistry and the Arts, Volumes 1-2

William Nicholson - 1802 - 752 pages
...in which he fiiures» differed from Mr. Chefeldcn's patient ; who, we are informed, " did not kno\\ the figure of any thing, nor any one thing from another, however different in fhape and magnitude ;" for Mailer W. knew and defcribed a letter, not only as white, but allo'as fquare,...
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Chirurgical Observations Relative to the Eye: With an Appendix, on ..., Volume 2

James Ware - 1805 - 506 pages
...distances of objects, was not the only instance in which he differed from Mr. Cheselden's patient ; who, we are informed, " did not know the figure of any thing, nor " any one thing from another, however differ" ent in shape and magnitude ;" for Master W. knew and described a letter, not only as white,...
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Vulgar Errors, Ancient and Modern, Attributed as Imports to the Proper Names ...

Gilbert Dyer - 1816 - 440 pages
...negro woman, he was ftruck with great horror at the fight. was pleafing to him. He knew not the fhape of any thing; nor any one thing from another, however different in fhape or magnitude; but., upon being told what things were, whofe form he before knew from feeling,...
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A Search of Truth in the Science of the Human Mind, Part First, Volume 1

Frederick Beasley - 1822 - 584 pages
...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, whose form he knew before from feeling, he would...
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