The British Encyclopedia: Or, Dictionary of Arts and Sciences. Comprising an Accurate and Popular View of the Present Improved State of Human Knowledge, Volume 9Mitchell, Ames, and White, 1818 - Natural history |
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... produced in any animal , by the immediate action of the senses . It is accompanied with different feelings , ac- cording to the nature of the object by which it is produced . Memory is deriv ed from fancy , and has its seat in the same ...
... produced in any animal , by the immediate action of the senses . It is accompanied with different feelings , ac- cording to the nature of the object by which it is produced . Memory is deriv ed from fancy , and has its seat in the same ...
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... produced , the mind can produce such motion ; in other words , that state of the notory nerves , by which muscular motion is ef- fected , can be produced by the mind . We do not here inquire how the mind learns to use its influence over ...
... produced , the mind can produce such motion ; in other words , that state of the notory nerves , by which muscular motion is ef- fected , can be produced by the mind . We do not here inquire how the mind learns to use its influence over ...
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... produced ; for otherwise the proper motions of the fingers could not ; but they are not accompanied with consciousness ; as soon as they are , at- tention to the conversation , or train of reasoning , is interrupted . In the same manner ...
... produced ; for otherwise the proper motions of the fingers could not ; but they are not accompanied with consciousness ; as soon as they are , at- tention to the conversation , or train of reasoning , is interrupted . In the same manner ...
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