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" 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 before knew from feeling, he would carefully observe, that he might know them again; but... "
A Compleat System of Opticks in Four Books, Viz. A Popular, a Mathematical ... - Page 43
by Robert Smith - 1738 - 171 pages
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Journal der praktischen Arzneykunde, Volume 31

1810 - 816 pages
...before knew from freoling, he would care* fully observe, that he might know them again -^but having to many objects to learn at once, he forgot many of them, and ( as he said) at first he learned to know and again forgot a thousand things in a day. One particular only,...
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A Selection of Curious Articles from the Gentleman's Magazine, Volume 3

John Walker - 1811 - 572 pages
...were, the form 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) at first he learned to know, and again forgot, a thousand things in a day. One particular only...
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A Selection of Curious Articles from the Gentleman's Magazine, Volume 3

John Walker - 1814 - 566 pages
...being told what things were, the form of which he before knew from feeling, he would carefully observe, that he might know them again ; but having too many...learn at once, he forgot many of them ; and (as he said) at first he learned to know, and again forgot, a thousand things in a day. One particular only...
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The Youth's instructer [sic] and guardian

Youth's instructor - 1822 - 488 pages
...upon being told what things were, whose form he before knew from feeling, he would carefully observe, that he might know them again : but having too many...learn at once, he forgot many of them ; and (as he said) at first he learned to know, and again forgot, a thousand things in a day. One particular only...
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A Search of Truth in the Science of the Human Mind, Part First, Volume 1

Frederick Beasley - Philosophy - 1822 - 584 pages
...upon being told what things were, whose form he knew before from feeling, he would carefully observe that he might know them again; but having too many...learn at once, he forgot many of them, and, as he said, at first he learned to know, and again forgot a thousand things in a day. One particular only,...
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A Series of Lectures upon Locke's Essay

Dionysius Lardner - 1824 - 218 pages
...upon being told what things were, whose form 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. * * * * * We thought he soon knew what pictures represented, which were shewn to him, but we found...
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Conversations on the Animal Economy: Designed for the Instruction of Youth ...

Isaac Ray - Anatomy, Comparative - 1829 - 254 pages
...being told what things were, whose forms he before knew by feeling, he would carefully observe them that he might know them again ; but having too many...learn at once, he forgot many of them, and, as he said, at first he learned to know, and then forgot a thousand tilings in a day. One particular only,...
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Conversations on the Animal Economy: Designed for the Instruction of Youth ...

Isaac Ray - Anatomy, Comparative - 1829 - 254 pages
...being told what things were, whose forms he before knew by feeling, he would carefully observe them that he might know them -again ; but having too many...to learn at once, he forgot many of them, and, as be said, at first he learned to know, and then forgot a thousand things in. a day. One particular only,...
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Readings in Natural Philosophy: Or, A Popular Display of the Wonders of ...

Sir Richard Phillips - 1830 - 728 pages
...on being told what things were, whose form he before knew from feeling, he would carefully observe, that he might know them again ; but having too many...learn at once, he forgot many of them ; and, as he said, at first he learned to know, and again forgot a thousand things in a day. One particular only,...
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Prize Essay and Lectures, Delivered Before the American Institute ..., Volume 2

American Institute of Instruction - Education - 1832 - 330 pages
...upon being told what things were, whose form 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. Having often forgot which was the cat and which the dog, he was ashamed to ask ; but catching the cat...
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