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The word must give birth to the idea ; and the idea should paint the fact . As it is by words that ideas are retained and transmitted , it is impossible to improve the language without improving the science , or the science ...
The word must give birth to the idea ; and the idea should paint the fact . As it is by words that ideas are retained and transmitted , it is impossible to improve the language without improving the science , or the science ...
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The remarks that have been made , concerning the natural progress of our ideas , are , in course , applicable to the choice ... is totally void of meaning ; and we early accullom them not to admit any term without a correspondent idea .
The remarks that have been made , concerning the natural progress of our ideas , are , in course , applicable to the choice ... is totally void of meaning ; and we early accullom them not to admit any term without a correspondent idea .
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The author's general idea , concerning the manner in which the faculties of the mind fhould be formed , or in which the business of education should be conducted , is clearly and strongly expressed in the following passage ...
The author's general idea , concerning the manner in which the faculties of the mind fhould be formed , or in which the business of education should be conducted , is clearly and strongly expressed in the following passage ...
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Reid on the active Powers | 55 |
Literature Letters on Subjects of | 78 |
Liffis Obſerv on Knowles | 86 |
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