The Novels and Miscellaneous Works of Daniel De Foe: Life and adventures of Duncan Campbell. New voyage round the world. Political tracts relating to the Hanoverian succession. 1856Henry G. Bohn, 1856 - English fiction |
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Page 51 - And though it is most certain, that two lutes being both strung and tuned to an equal pitch, and then one played upon, the other, that is not touched, being laid upon a table at a fit distance, will (like an echo to a trumpet) warble a faint audible harmony in answer to the same tune ; yet many will not believe there is any such thing as a sympathy of souls : and I am well pleased, that every reader do enjoy his own opinion.
Page 494 - No Freeman shall be taken, or imprisoned, or be disseised of his Freehold, or Liberties, or free Customs, or be outlawed, or exiled, or any otherwise destroyed; nor will we pass upon him, nor condemn him, but by lawful Judgment of his Peers, or by the Law of the Land.
Page 147 - ... whereby yet it is evident that, having no other idea or notion of matter, but something wherein those many sensible qualities which affect our senses do subsist; by supposing a substance wherein thinking, knowing, doubting, and a power of moving...
Page 50 - Rest and sleep had not altered Mr. Donne's opinion the next day: for he then affirmed this vision with a more deliberate, and so confirmed a confidence, that he inclined Sir Robert to a faint belief that the vision was true. It is...
Page 102 - When a novice, or one that has lately obtained the secondsight, sees a vision in the night-time without doors, and comes near a fire, he presently falls into a swoon. Some find themselves, as it were, in a crowd of people, having a corpse, which they carry along with them ; and after such visions the seers come in sweating, and describe the people that appeared ; if there are any of their acquaintance among them, they give an account of their names, and also of the bearers. But they know nothing...
Page 50 - Donne alone; but in such an ecstasy and so altered as to his looks as amazed Sir Robert to behold him. Insomuch that he earnestly desired Mr. Donne to declare what had befallen him in the short time of his absence. To which Mr. Donne was not able to make a present answer. But after a long and perplexed pause, did at last say, "I have seen a dreadful vision since I saw you.
Page 52 - I, being in bed with my wife one night, between twelve and one of the clock, she being asleep, but myself yet awake, there appeared unto me an ancient man standing at my...
Page 147 - So that if any one will examine himself concerning his notion of pure substance in general, he will find he has no other idea of it at all, but only a supposition of he knows not what support of such qualities which are capable of producing simple ideas in us; which qualities are commonly called accidents.
Page 104 - ... and reason. Besides, if the Seers were deceivers, can it be reasonable to imagine that all the islanders who have not the Second Sight should combine together and offer violence to their understandings and senses, to force themselves to believe a lie from age to age.
Page 147 - ... yet because we cannot conceive how they should subsist alone, nor one in another, we suppose them existing in, and supported by, some common subject; which support we denote by the name substance, though it be certain we have no clear or distinct idea of that thing we suppose a support.