Encephalology; or, A very brief sketch of dr. Hirnschädel's ologies of the cranion and phren perfected by the rationals |
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... evidence of his freedom ; from whence followed a pleasure accruing from the very tact of the smooth globular surface over which his fingers were per- petually travelling ; so that whenever they were not otherwise called into action ...
... evidence of his freedom ; from whence followed a pleasure accruing from the very tact of the smooth globular surface over which his fingers were per- petually travelling ; so that whenever they were not otherwise called into action ...
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... evidence of truth , & c . In their physical operation they cause wakeful- ness , or sleep ; and , in all persons , sound in health of body and mind , and comfort- able in their circumstances , they act in un- varying alternation , like ...
... evidence of truth , & c . In their physical operation they cause wakeful- ness , or sleep ; and , in all persons , sound in health of body and mind , and comfort- able in their circumstances , they act in un- varying alternation , like ...
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... evidence of its effect ; for , whereas he had only felt an inoffensive tightness of the skin and superficial flesh under the wine - glass , he now experi- enced a powerful and distressing attrac- tion reaching to the sinews of the hand ...
... evidence of its effect ; for , whereas he had only felt an inoffensive tightness of the skin and superficial flesh under the wine - glass , he now experi- enced a powerful and distressing attrac- tion reaching to the sinews of the hand ...
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... evidence revealed itself dis- tinctly to the eye . On looking attentively at the scale on the vacuum before a win- dow , with a looking - glass in each hand , Dr. Hirnschädel clearly perceived , by the angle of vision , that the surface ...
... evidence revealed itself dis- tinctly to the eye . On looking attentively at the scale on the vacuum before a win- dow , with a looking - glass in each hand , Dr. Hirnschädel clearly perceived , by the angle of vision , that the surface ...
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... evidence that a portion of the encephalic organs are cir- cular ; and next , whether other organs obediently conform themselves to the waste spaces left between the circular F figures : whereas , the rhombic figures which he described ...
... evidence that a portion of the encephalic organs are cir- cular ; and next , whether other organs obediently conform themselves to the waste spaces left between the circular F figures : whereas , the rhombic figures which he described ...
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Page 140 - A strange fish ! Were I in England now, (as once I was,) and had but this fish painted, not a holiday fool there but would give a piece of silver : there would this monster make a man ; any strange beast there makes a man...
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Page 61 - Perhaps in this neglected spot is laid Some heart once pregnant with celestial fire; Hands, that the rod of empire might have sway'd, Or wak'd to ecstasy the living lyre.
Page 104 - ... induction are the following : 1st, That the brain is the material instrument, by means of which the mind carries on intercourse with the external world. 2d, That the brain is an aggregate of parts, each of which has a special and determinate function. 3d, That the form of the brain can be ascertained by inspecting the cranium ; and that the functions of the several parts may be determined by comparing their size with the power of manifesting the mental Faculties.