I must here in the entrance beg pardon of my reader for the frequent use of the word "idea," which he will find in the following treatise. It being that term which, I think, serves best to stand for whatsoever is the object of the understanding when a... HAND-BOOK OF LITERATURE AND THE FINE ARTS; - Page 307by GEORGE RIPLEY - 1852Full view - About this book
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