 For my own part, I look upon it as upon the principle of gravitation in bodies, which is not to be explained by any known qualities inherent in the bodies themselves, nor from any laws of mechanism, but, according to the best notions of the greatest philosophers,...  Animal Behaviour - Page 63by Conwy Lloyd Morgan - 1900 - 344 pagesFull view - About this book
 | 1729 - 342 pages
...that etie cannot think it the faculty of an intellectual Being. For "I For my own Part, I look upon it as upon the Principle of Gravitation in Bodies, which is not to be explain'd by any known Qualities inherent in the Bodies themfelves, nor from any Laws of Mechanifm,... | |
 | English essays - 1739 - 346 pages
...manner, that one cannot think it the Faculty of an intelkaual Being. For For my own part, I look upon it as upon the Principle of Gravitation in Bodies, which...explained by .any known Qualities inherent in the Bodies themfelves, nor from any Laws of Mechanifm, but according to the beft Notions of the greatefl Philofophers,... | |
 | Hermann Samuel Reimarus - Animal behavior - 1770 - 392 pages
...dans les forces limitées de la nature? 5- "2Paiïbns à une autre clafTe de Philofo•. . phes thé principle of gravitation in bodies, which is not to be explained by any Known Qualifies inhe • relit in thé Bodies themfelvts nor froui any Laws of Mechanifm , but according... | |
 | English literature - 1773 - 394 pages
...it the faculty of an inteU kc'uial being- lFor my own part, I look upon it as upon the principle cf gravitation in bodies, which is not to be explained by any known qualities inherent in the bodies themfelves, nor from any laws of mechanifm, but, according to the beft notions of the greateft pjiilofophers,.is... | |
 | Vicesimus Knox - English prose literature - 1790 - 1058 pages
...manner, that one cannot think it the faculty of an intellectual being. For my own part, I look upon it as upon the principle of gravitation in bodies, which...explained by any known qualities inherent in the bodies themfelves, nor from any laws of mcchamlm, but, according to the beft nouons of the greateft philofophers,... | |
 | Joseph Addison - 1801 - 338 pages
...that one cannot but think it the faculty of an intellectual Being. For my own part, I look upon it as upon the principle of gravitation in bodies, which...explained by any known qualities inherent in the bodies themfelves, nor from any laws of m^chanifm-; but, accoiding to the beft notions of the greatcft philofophers,... | |
 | British essayists - 1802 - 342 pages
...manner, that one cannot think it the faculty of an intellectual being. For my own part, I look upon it as upon the principle of gravitation in bodies, which...bodies themselves, nor from any laws of mechanism, but, according to the best notions of the greatest philosophers, is an immediate impression from the first... | |
 | Alexander Chalmers - English essays - 1802 - 366 pages
...manner, that one cannot think it the faculty of an intellectual being. For my own part, I look upon it as upon the principle of gravitation in bodies, which...bodies themselves, nor from any laws of mechanism, but, according to the best notions of the greatest philosophers, is an immediate impression from the first... | |
 | 1804 - 676 pages
...manner, that one. cannot think it the faculty of an intellectual kcing. For my own part, I look upon it as upon the principle of gravitation in bodies, which is not to be explained by any knoun qualities inherent in the bodies themselves, nor from any laws of mechanism, — but, according... | |
 | Alexander Chalmers - English essays - 1808 - 366 pages
...manner, that one cannot think it the faculty of an intellectual being. For my own part, I look upon it as upon the principle of gravitation in bodies, which...qualities inherent in the bodies themselves, nor from the laws of mechanism, but, according to the best notions of the greatest philosophers, is' an immediate... | |
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