Colloquies, imaginary conversations between a phrenologist and the shade of D. Stewart1838 - 336 pages |
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... happiness of a rural life - superstitions of a rural people and the ancient Romans - fear , the agent of superstition — locality of Maisonnette - improbability of ghost stories - agency of spirits account of Mrs. Lee- idea of Pascal ...
... happiness of a rural life - superstitions of a rural people and the ancient Romans - fear , the agent of superstition — locality of Maisonnette - improbability of ghost stories - agency of spirits account of Mrs. Lee- idea of Pascal ...
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... happiness which he could not gain from dissipation , and the ways of every day life . Society , in general , was irksome and toilsome to a mind composed of materials so delicate , and fruitful in the production of that wisdom which ...
... happiness which he could not gain from dissipation , and the ways of every day life . Society , in general , was irksome and toilsome to a mind composed of materials so delicate , and fruitful in the production of that wisdom which ...
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... happier state , should take the trouble of enquiring into the progress , or feel pleasure in the advancement , of any philosophy connected with this globe . STEWART . True - it may seem unaccountable that I , who live in a region so ...
... happier state , should take the trouble of enquiring into the progress , or feel pleasure in the advancement , of any philosophy connected with this globe . STEWART . True - it may seem unaccountable that I , who live in a region so ...
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... happiness which is attached to our ethereal constitution , except when we have occasion to exult in the piety and virtue of those in whom the whole family of angels and saints feel a lively interest . One of the greatest pleasures you ...
... happiness which is attached to our ethereal constitution , except when we have occasion to exult in the piety and virtue of those in whom the whole family of angels and saints feel a lively interest . One of the greatest pleasures you ...
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... happiness of that state , if not of Heaven , though not permitted to enjoy it . Not so , however , if the event ... happiest youth , -viewing his progress through , - " What perils past , what crosses to ensue , " Would shut the book ...
... happiness of that state , if not of Heaven , though not permitted to enjoy it . Not so , however , if the event ... happiest youth , -viewing his progress through , - " What perils past , what crosses to ensue , " Would shut the book ...
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abuses action anatomists ancient animals appear beatific beautiful benevolence Bishop Berkeley body brain brute called capable Caucasian cause cerebellum cerebrum character circumstances civilized COLLOQUY colour conceive constitution covetousness death degree Deity desire discover Divine Divine grace doctrine doubt Dugald Stewart effect evident evil exist external fact fancy fear feel functions Gall George Combe give happiness human idea imagination influence innate faculties insanity instinctive intellect interest kind laws least less Lynmouth Maisonnette manifestations matter medulla oblongata mental mentalists mind moral nations nature nerves never object observation opinion organ particular passion Père la Chaise perfect perhaps persons philosophy phre PHRENOLOGIST poet possessed present principle propensity prove Ptolemies reason religion respect riches Sarmatians savage scene Scripture shew Sosiphanes soul species spirit Spurzheim STEWART sublime supposed talents Teignmouth tendency thing thought tion truth valley variety virtue whole wisdom