 | Nathan Drake - English essays - 1805 - 370 pages
...pronounced truly excellent. " The memory in some men is very tenacious, even to a miracle : but yet there seems to be a constant decay of all our ideas,...that if they be not sometimes renewed by repeated exercise of the senses, or reflection on those kind of objects which at first occasioned them, the... | |
 | John Locke - Knowledge, Theory of - 1805 - 554 pages
...people boin blind. The memory of some, it is true, is very tenacious, even to a miracle : .but yet there seems to be a constant decay of all our ideas,...that if they be not sometimes renewed by repeated exercise of the senses, or reflection on those kind of objects which at first occasioned them, the... | |
 | Nathan Drake - English essays - 1805 - 376 pages
...pronounced truly excellent. " The memory in some men is very tenacious, even to a miracle : but yet there seems to be a constant decay of all our ideas,...that if they be not sometimes renewed by repeated exercise of the senses, or reflection on those kind of objects which at first pccasioned them, the... | |
 | John Locke - Knowledge, Theory of - 1805 - 562 pages
...of people bom blind. The memory of son>e, it is true, is very tenacious, even to a miracle: but yet there seems to be a constant decay of all our ideas,...that if they be not sometimes renewed by repeated exercise of the senses, or reflection on those kind of objects which at first occasioned them, the... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - English language - 1805 - 924 pages
...property, and ready In invade that of others. Artuttntt. The memory in some is very tenatinu ; but yet there seems to be a constant decay of all our ideas,...are struck deepest, and in minds the most retentive. Lttlte. • [tenace, French.] Having parts disposed to adhere to each other , cohesive ; viscous ;... | |
 | William Nicholson - Natural history - 1809 - 700 pages
...lost their sight when very young. The memory of some men is tenacious almost to a miracle ; but yet there seems to be a constant decay of all our ideas,...retentive ; so that if they be not sometimes renewed, the print wears out, and at last there remains nothing to be SI'MI. N Those ideas that are often refreshed... | |
 | William Nicholson - 1809 - 734 pages
...lost their eight when very young. Tin- memory of some men is tenacious almost to a miracle ; but yet there seems to be a constant decay of all our ideas,...retentive ; so that if they be not sometimes renewed, the print wears out, and at lait there remains nothing to be seen. Those id«as that are often refreshed... | |
 | Dugald Stewart - Philosophy - 1811 - 590 pages
...similar example. " The memory, "in some men, it is true, is very tenacious, even to a " miracle; but yet there seems to be a constant decay of " all our ideas,...minds the most retentive; so that, if they be not some" times renewed by repeated exercise of the senses, or " reflection on those kind of objects which... | |
 | John Locke - 1815 - 454 pages
....of people born blind. The memory of some, it is true, is very tenacious, even to a miracle: but yet there seems to be a constant decay of all our ideas,...that if they be not sometimes renewed by repeated exercise of the senses, or MVOL. i. H $ 5 . Thus many of those ideas, which were produced flection... | |
 | Dugald Stewart - Philosophy - 1816 - 644 pages
...example. " The " memory, in some men, it is tine, is very tenacious, " even to a miracle ; but yet there seems to be a ".constant decay of all our ideas,...most " retentive ; so that, if they be not sometimes re" newed by repeated exercise of the senses, or re" flection on those kind of objects which at first... | |
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The memory of some men, it is true, is very tenacious, even to a miracle; but yet there seems to be a constant decay of all our ideas, even of those which are struck deepest, and in minds the most retentive ; so that if they be not sometimes renewed by... 
