 | John Locke - 1805 - 562 pages
...minds, than in those of people bom blind. The memory of son>e, it is true, is very tenacious, even to a miracle: but yet there seems to be a constant...retentive; so that if they be not sometimes renewed by repeated exercise of the senses, or reflection on those kind of objects which at first occasioned... | |
 | Nathan Drake - 1805 - 376 pages
...imagery and style may be pronounced truly excellent. " The memory in some men is very tenacious, even to a miracle : but yet there seems to be a constant...retentive ; so that if they be not sometimes renewed by repeated exercise of the senses, or reflection on those kind of objects which at first pccasioned... | |
 | Nathan Drake - 1805 - 378 pages
...imagery and style may be pronounced truly excellent. " The memory in some men is very tenacious, even to a miracle : but yet there seems to be a constant...retentive ; so that if they be not sometimes renewed by repeated exercise of the senses, or reflection on those kind of objects which at first occasioned... | |
 | John Locke - 1805 - 554 pages
...minds, than in those of people boin blind. The memory of some, it is true, is very tenacious, even to a miracle : .but yet there seems to be a constant...retentive ; so that if they be not sometimes renewed by repeated exercise of the senses, or reflection on those kind of objects which at first occasioned... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1805 - 924 pages
...strikes the critical minute. Collier. 5. To stamp ; to impress. The memory in some men is very tenacious; but yet there seems to be a constant decay of all our ide s, even of those which are struct deepest, and in minds the most retentive. Locke. 6. To contract... | |
 | William Nicholson - 1809 - 700 pages
...again repeated, are soon lost ; as those of colours in such as lost their sight when very young. The memory of some men is tenacious almost to a miracle...not sometimes renewed, the print wears out, and at last there remains nothing to be SI'MI. N Those ideas that are often refreshed by a frequent return... | |
 | John Quincy Adams - 1810 - 414 pages
...blaze of resplendent imagery. " The memory of some it is true," says he, *' is very tenacious, even to a miracle ; but yet there seems to be a constant...retentive ; so that, if they be not sometimes renewed by repeated exercise of the senses, or reflection on those kinds of objects, which at first occasioned... | |
 | Dugald Stewart - 1811 - 590 pages
...his works afford any similar example. " The memory, "in some men, it is true, is very tenacious, even to a " miracle; but yet there seems to be a constant...minds the most retentive; so that, if they be not some" times renewed by repeated exercise of the senses, or " reflection on those kind of objects which... | |
 | John Locke - 1815 - 454 pages
...minds, than in those .of people born blind. The memory of some, it is true, is very tenacious, even to a miracle: but yet there seems to be a constant...retentive: so that if they be not sometimes renewed by repeated exercise of the senses, or MVOL. i. H $ 5 . Thus many of those ideas, which were produced... | |
 | Dugald Stewart - 1816 - 644 pages
...works afford any similar example. " The " memory, in some men, it is tine, is very tenacious, " even to a miracle ; but yet there seems to be a ".constant...most " retentive ; so that, if they be not sometimes re" newed by repeated exercise of the senses, or re" flection on those kind of objects which at first... | |
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The memory of some men, it is true, is very tenacious, even to a miracle; but yet there seems to be a constant decay of all our ideas, even of those which are struck deepest... 
