 | Royal Society (Great Britain) - Mathematics - 1734 - 552 pages
...Things were, whofe Form he before knew from feeling, he would carefully obferve, that he might know them again ; but having too many Objects to 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 - Electronic books - 1738 - 402 pages
...things were, whofe form he before knew from feeling, he would carefully obferve, that he might know them again; but having too many objects to 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 - Anatomy - 1740 - 438 pages
...things were, whofe form he before knew from feeling, he would carefully obferve, that he might know them again ; but having too many objects to 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,... | |
 | 698 pages
...he forgot many of them ; and (as hefaid) at iirl! he learned to know, and again forgot a thouf.ind things in a day. One particular only (though it may appear trifling) I will relate : Hiving often forgot which was the cat and which was the dog, he was afliamed to a(k ; but catching... | |
 | Adam Smith - Economists - 1795 - 402 pages
...were, whofe form he be" fore knew from feeling, he would carefully obferve, that he might " know them again ; but having too many objects 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 parti" cular only... | |
 | 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,...forgot a thousand things in a day. One particular only, tho' it may appear trifling, 1 will relate: having of ten forgot which was the- cat and which the dog,... | |
 | Adam Smith - Economics - 1811 - 596 pages
...were, whofe form he before knew from " feeling, he would carefully obferve, that ** he might know them again ; but having " too many objects 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... | |
 | Adam Smith - English literature - 1811 - 602 pages
...were, whofe form he before knew from " feeling, he would carefully obferve, that " he might know them again ; but having " too many objects 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 **... | |
 | Adam Smith - Economics - 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... | |
 | Gilbert Dyer - Great Britain - 1816 - 440 pages
...things were, whofe form he before knew from feeling, he would carefully obferve, that he might know them again ; but having too many objects to 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,... | |
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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... 
