 | Hugh Blair - 1787 - 482 Seiten
...imagination in the human mind. " As wax," fays he, " would not be adequate lc to the purpofe of fignature, if it had not " the power to retain as well as to receive " the impreffion, the fame holds of the foul cc with refpect to fenfe and imagination. " Senfe is its receptive power; imagination tc its retentive.... | |
 | Hugh Blair - 1802 - 416 Seiten
...imagination in the human mind. " As wax," fays he, " would not be " adequate to the purpofe of fignatures, if it had not the power ." to retain as well as to receive...fenfe and imagination. Senfe is " its receptive power ; imagination its retentive. Had it fenfe *' without imagination, it would not be as wax, but as water,... | |
 | Hugh Blair - 1802 - 328 Seiten
...illuftrated by a fimile ; " As wax," fays he, " would ** not be adequate to the purpofe of fignature, if " it had not the power to retain as well, as to receive " the impreffion ; the fame holds of the foul wilh re" fpe<£t to fenfe and imagination. Senfe is. its receptive •" power, and imagination its... | |
 | David Irving - 1803 - 266 Seiten
...ir.ftruct, the latter .to pleafe : . As wax would not be adequate to the purpofe of fignature, it.it had not the power to retain as well as to receive...impreffion, the fame holds of the foul with refpect to fenfe aud imagination.. Senfe is its receptive power; imagination its retentive. Had it fenfe without imagination,... | |
 | Lindley Murray - 1805 - 348 Seiten
...imagination in the human mind. " As wax," fays he, " would not be adequate to the purpofe of fignature, if it had not the power to retain as well as to receive...fenfe and imagination. Senfe is its receptive power ; imagination, its retentive. Had it fenfe without imagination, it would not be as wax, but as water,... | |
 | Lindley Murray - 1805 - 350 Seiten
...imagination in the human mind. " As wax," says he, " would not be adequate to the purpose of signature, if it had not the power to retain as well as to receive the impression, the same holds of the seal with respect to sense •"•'.VT^-"i^aUon. Sense.bits receptive... | |
 | Hugh Blair - 1809 - 442 Seiten
...in the human mind. " As wax," fays he' *' would not be adequate to the purpofe of figna** ttire, if it had not the 'power to retain as well as ** to receive the imprefSon, the fame holds 'of ** the foul with refpect to fenfe and imagination. ** Senfe is its receptive... | |
 | John Millard - 1813 - 704 Seiten
...imagination in the human mind : " As wax," says he, " would not be adequate to the pur" pose of signature, if it had not the power to retain, as " well as to receive, the impression ; the same holds of the " soul with respect to sense and the imagination. Sense is " its... | |
 | Encyclopaedias, John Millard - 1813 - 712 Seiten
...imagination in the human mind : " As wax," says he, " would not be adequate to the pur" pose of signature, if it had not the power to retain, as * well as to receive, the impression ; the same holds of the " soul with respect to sense and the imagination. Sense is " its... | |
 | Hugh Blair - 1818 - 300 Seiten
...illustrated by a simile ; •' As wax," says he, " would not be adequate to the purpose of signature, if it had not the power, to retain as well as to receive the impression ; the. same holds of the soulwith respect to sense and imagination. Sense is its receptive... | |
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would not be adequate to the purpose of signature, if it had not the power to retain, as well as to receive the impression, the same holds of the soul, with respect to sense and imagination. Sense is its receptive power ; imagination, its retentive.... 
