| Thomas Reid - Knowledge, Theory of - 1785 - 572 pages
...army, or the order of a battle, the figure of a magnificent palace, or all the variety of a landicape ? If a man were by feeling to find out the figure of the peak of TenerirFe, or even of St Peter's, church at Rome, it would be the work of a lifetime. It would appear... | |
| Thomas Reid - Knowledge, Theory of - 1801 - 506 pages
...in an inftant of time, without changing their place, to perceive the difpofition of a whole army, or the order of a battle, the figure of a magnificent...fuppofed, if they were informed of the difcoveries which may be made by this little organ in things far beyond the reach of any other fenfe : That by... | |
| Thomas Reid - Common sense - 1810 - 502 pages
...army, or the order of a battle, the figure of a magnificent palace, or all the variety of a landscape ? If a man were by feeling to find out the figure of the peak of Teneriflfe, or even of St Peter's Church at Rome, it would be the work of a lifetime. It would appear... | |
| Thomas Reid - Philosophy - 1818 - 466 pages
...man were by feeling to find out the figure of the peak of Teneriffe, or even of St. Peter's ehureh at Rome, it would be the work of a lifetime. ' , It would appear still more ineredible to sueh beings as we have supposed, if they were informed of the diseoveries... | |
| William Shepherd, Jeremiah Joyce, Lant Carpenter - Education - 1815 - 598 pages
...the shape, the distance of their various objects. " If a man," says Reid, " were by feeling te find the figure of the Peak of Teneriffe, or even of St. Peter's at Rome, it would be the work of a life-time." Besides, its discovery reaches farther than the touch... | |
| William Nicholson - Natural history - 1821 - 384 pages
...once suggest the size, the shape, the distance of their various objects. " If a man," says Reid, " were by feeling to find out the figure of the Peak of Tcneriffe, or even ot St. Peter's at Home, it would be the work of a lifetime " Besides, its discover)'... | |
| William Nicholson - Natural history - 1821 - 382 pages
...once suggest the size, the shape, the distance of their various objects. " If a man," says Reid, " were by feeling to find out the figure of the Peak of Teneriffe, or even of St. Peter's at Uome, it would be the work of a lifetime." Besides, its discovery reaches farther than the touch... | |
| Thomas Reid - Philosophy - 1822 - 432 pages
...army, or the order of battle, the figure of a magnificent palace, or all the variety of a landscape ? If a man were by feeling to find out the figure of...it would be the work of a lifetime. It would appear still more incredible to such beings as we have supposed, if they were informed of the discoveries... | |
| Thomas Brown - Philosophy - 1822 - 552 pages
...army, or the order of a battle, the figure of a magnificent palace, or all the variety of a landscape ? If a man were by feeling to find out the figure of the peak of Teneriffe, or of even St Peter's Church at Rome, it would be the work of a lifetime. " It would appear still more... | |
| Thomas Reid - 1823 - 320 pages
...army, or the order of a battle, the figure of a magnificent palace, or all the variety of a landscape ? If a man were by feeling to find out the figure of...it would be the work of a lifetime. It would appear still more incredible to such beings as we have supposed, if they were informed of the discoveries... | |
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