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" The ideas of goblins and spirits have really no more to do with darkness than light; yet let but a foolish maid inculcate these often on the mind of a child, and raise them there together, possibly he shall never be able to separate them again so long... "
Addison's humorous essays, selected from the 'Spectator'. - Page 29
by Joseph Addison - 1863
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The works of John Locke. To which is added the life of the author ..., Volume 1

John Locke - 1801 - 398 pages
...after. §. 10. The ideas of goblins and sprignts have really no more to do with darkness Instances than light; yet let but a foolish maid inculcate these...the mind of a child, and raise them there together, gether, possibly he shall never be able to separate them again so long as he lives: but darkness shall...
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The British Essayists: The Spectator

Alexander Chalmers - English essays - 1802 - 366 pages
...several examples of this kind, he produces the following instance. ' The ideas of goblins and sprights have really no more to do with darkness than light...again so long as he lives; but darkness shall ever after-? wards bring with it those frightful ideas, and they shall be so joined, that he ca« namore...
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The British essayists; with prefaces by A. Chalmers, Volume 7

British essayists - 1802 - 342 pages
...several examples of this kind, he produces the following instance. ' The ideas of goblins and sprights have really no more to do with darkness than light : yet let but a foolish maid inculcate these ofien on the mind of a child, and raise them there together, possibly he shall never be able to separate...
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1804 - 676 pages
...kt but a foolish maid inculeate the>e often on the mind of a child, and raise them there togetber, possibly he shall never be able to separate them again so long BE IM: lives; but darkness shall ever afterwards brine with it those frightful ideas, and they shall...
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An Essay Concerning Human Understanding, Volume 1

John Locke - Knowledge, Theory of - 1805 - 554 pages
...child, and raise them there to5 gether, gether, possibly he shall. never be able to separate the^n again so long as he lives : but darkness shall ever...ideas, and they shall be so joined, that he can no more beer the one that* the other. §. 11. A man receives a sensible injury from. another, thinks on the...
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A Dictionary of the English Language: In which the Words are ..., Volume 4

Samuel Johnson - English language - 1805 - 924 pages
...guilty tfrift. Drjlai. t. Walking spirit ; arma: ition. The ideas of goblins and tfrhblj have no nwrt to do with darkness than light; yet let but a foolish maid inculcate these often on th<- mind of a child, possibly he shall never be able to separate them again. Ltcte. 3. Power which...
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An Essay Concerning Human Understanding, Volume 1

John Locke - Knowledge, Theory of - 1805 - 562 pages
...This wrong connexion in oar Agrentcause m j 11( ] s O f jj^g m themselves loose and inoferrours. _ , have really no more to do with darkness than light; yet let hut a foolish maid inculcate these ilte.i on the mind of a child, and raise them there to5 gcthcr,...
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The British Essayists;: Spectator

Alexander Chalmers - English essays - 1808 - 346 pages
...several examples of this kind, he produces the following instance. ' The ideas of goblins auti sprites have really no more to do with darkness than light...foolish maid inculcate these often on the mind of u child, and raise them there together, possibly he shall never be able to separate them again so long...
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The British Encyclopedia, Or Dictionary of Arts and Sciences ..., Volume 1

William Nicholson - Natural history - 1809 - 716 pages
...mind of a child, and there raised together, possibly he shall never be able to separate them again as long as he lives, but darkness shall ever afterwards bring with it these frightful ideas. So if a man receive an injury from another, and think on the man and that action...
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The Works of the Right Honourable Joseph Addison, Volume 3

Joseph Addison - English literature - 1811 - 508 pages
...several examples of this kind, he produces the following instance. ' The ideas of goblins and sprights have really no more to do with darkness than light...again so long as he lives; but darkness shall ever afterward bring with it those frightful ideas, and they shall be so joined, that he can no more bear...
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