 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. Had...  A Grammar of the Tamil Language: With Appendix - Seite 282von Charles Theophilus Ewald Rhenius - 1836 - 294 SeitenVollansicht - Über dieses Buch
 | James Harris - 1751 - 484 Seiten
...is confined in the ftricteft manner tt thepajl. What holds of the SOUL, with refpeft to SenfeCh.IV. and Imagination. SENSE is its receptive** •Power ; IMAGINATION, its retentive. Had it Senfe without Imagination, 'twould not be as Wax, but as Water, where tho* all Impreflions may be inftantly... | |
 | James Harris - 1786 - 504 Seiten
...ftricleft manner tt> the paji. What feptive Power; IMAGINATION, its re- Ch.IV. tentive. Had it Senfe without Imagination, it would not be as Wax, but as Water, where tho' all Impreffions may be inftantly made, yet as foon as made they are as inftantly loft. THUS then,... | |
 | James Harris - 1786 - 504 Seiten
...ftri&eft manner to the pa/?. What i cepfive Power; IMAGINATION, its re- Ch.IV. tentfae. Had it Senfe without Imagination, it would not be as Wax, but as Water, where tho' all Impreffions may be inftantly made, yet as foon as made they are as inftantly loft. THUS then,... | |
 | Hugh Blair - 1793 - 518 Seiten
...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, where, though all imprefnons be ** inllantly made, yet as foon as they are made, they ** are inftantly loft." In comparifons... | |
 | Hugh Blair - 1801 - 374 Seiten
...fenfe and imagination. Senfe is its receptive " power, and imagination its retentive. Had it fenfe " without imagination, it would not be as wax, but as " water ; where, though all impreflions be inftantly " made, yet as foon as they are made, they are inftantly " loft." In comparifons... | |
 | Hugh Blair - 1802 - 328 Seiten
...and imagination. Senfe is. its receptive •" power, and imagination its retentive. Had it.fenfe " without imagination, it would not be as wax, but as •"water; where, though all impreffions be imtantly •" made, yet as foon, as they are made, they are loft." 3n companions of... | |
 | David Irving - 1803 - 266 Seiten
...refpect to fenfe aud imagination.. Senfe is its receptive power; imagination its retentive. Had it fenfe without imagination, it would not be as wax, but as water, where, though all impreffions be in- . ftantly made, yet as foon as. they are made they are iuftantly loft. Harris's... | |
 | Lindley Murray - 1805 - 350 Seiten
...had not the power to retain as well as to receive the impression, the same holds of the soul v.ith respect to sense and imagination. Sense is its receptive...as soon as they are made, they are instantly lost." In comparisons of this nature, the understanding is concerned much more than the fancy : and therefore... | |
 | Lindley Murray - 1805 - 350 Seiten
...Sense.bits receptive power; imagination, its J retentive. Had it sanse wiLuOut imagination, it v.-ould not be as wax, but as water, where, though all impressions...as soon as they are made, they are instantly lost." In comparisons of this nature, the understanding is concerned much more than the fancy : and therefore... | |
 | Lindley Murray - 1805 - 348 Seiten
...receptive power; imagination, its retentive. Had it senae without imagination, it vould not be *'s wax, but as water, where, though all impressions are instantly made, yet as soon as they are rnatle, they are instantly lost.'" Iri comparisons of this nature, the Tmderstanding is concsrned much... | |
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