On the Beauties, Harmonies, and Sublimities of Nature: With Notes, Commentaries, and Illustrations |
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Page 271
... existence that we have for that of the body . Though this may be very difficult to prove , I cannot but feel ( conscious as I am that no evidence can ever be derived from anatomy ) as pos- itively assured of the existence of my own mind ...
... existence that we have for that of the body . Though this may be very difficult to prove , I cannot but feel ( conscious as I am that no evidence can ever be derived from anatomy ) as pos- itively assured of the existence of my own mind ...
Page 308
... existence , the other calls us from it . Happy are those who arrive at the end of their journey with a serene countenance , calm and assured " That true existence has not yet begun . " Seneca was accustomed to say , that if every man ...
... existence , the other calls us from it . Happy are those who arrive at the end of their journey with a serene countenance , calm and assured " That true existence has not yet begun . " Seneca was accustomed to say , that if every man ...
Page 327
... existence of a ship because he has never seen one ? When he doubts , too , whether a river exists larger than his rivulet ? And , above all , when he doubts the existence of a sea more extended than that part SUBLIMITIES OF NATURE . 327.
... existence of a ship because he has never seen one ? When he doubts , too , whether a river exists larger than his rivulet ? And , above all , when he doubts the existence of a sea more extended than that part SUBLIMITIES OF NATURE . 327.
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