 | 1718 - 348 pages
...for by any Properties in Matter, and at the fame Time works after fo odd a Manner, that one cannot think it the Faculty of an intellectual Being. For my own Part, Hook upon it as upon the Principle of Gravitation in Bodies, which is not to be explain'dby any known... | |
 | 1729 - 342 pages
...works after fo odd a Manner, that etie cannot think it the faculty of an intellectual Being. For "I For my own Part, I look upon it as upon the Principle of Gravitation in Bodies, which is not to be explain'd by any known Qualities inherent in the Bodies themfelves, nor from any Laws of Mechanifm,... | |
 | 1739 - 346 pages
...time workb after fo odd a manner, that one cannot think it the Faculty of an intelkaual Being. For For my own part, I look upon it as upon the Principle...inherent in the Bodies themfelves, nor from any Laws of Mechanifm, but according to the beft Notions of the greatefl Philofophers, is an immediate •Impreflion... | |
 | Hermann Samuel Reimarus - 1770 - 392 pages
...dans les forces limitées de la nature? 5- "2Paiïbns à une autre clafTe de Philofo•. . phes thé principle of gravitation in bodies, which is not to be explained by any Known Qualifies inhe • relit in thé Bodies themfelvts nor froui any Laws of Mechanifm , but according... | |
 | 1773 - 394 pages
...it the faculty of an inteU kc'uial being- lFor my own part, I look upon it as upon the principle cf gravitation in bodies, which is not to be explained...inherent in the bodies themfelves, nor from any laws of mechanifm, but, according to the beft notions of the greateft pjiilofophers,.is a n. immediate iinpreffion... | |
 | Vicesimus Knox - 1790 - 1058 pages
...for by any properties in matter, and at the fame time works after fo odd a manner, that one cannot think it the faculty of an intellectual being. For...inherent in the bodies themfelves, nor from any laws of mcchamlm, but, according to the beft nouons of the greateft philofophers, is an immediate impreiiion... | |
 | 1797 - 680 pages
...for by any properties in matter, and at the fame time works after fo odd a manner, that one cannot think it the faculty of an intellectual being. For...the principle of gravitation in bodies, which is not tobe explained by any known qualities inherent in the bodies themfclvc?, nor from any laws of mechanifm,... | |
 | Alexander Chalmers - 1802 - 366 pages
...for by any properties in matter, and at the same time works after so odd a manner, that one cannot think it the faculty of an intellectual being. For...explained by any known qualities inherent in the bodies themselves, nor from any laws of mechanism, but, according to the best notions of the greatest philosophers,... | |
 | British essayists - 1802 - 342 pages
...for by any properties in matter, and at the same time works after so odd a manner, that one cannot think it the faculty of an intellectual being. For...explained by any known qualities inherent in the bodies themselves, nor from any laws of mechanism, but, according to the best notions of the greatest philosophers,... | |
 | 1804 - 676 pages
...same time works after so odd a manner, that one. cannot think it the faculty of an intellectual kcing. For my own part, I look upon it as upon the principle...gravitation in bodies, which is not to be explained by any knoun qualities inherent in the bodies themselves, nor from any laws of mechanism, — but, according... | |
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There is not, in my opinion, any thing more mysterious in nature than this instinct in animals, which thus rises above reason, and falls infinitely short of it. It cannot be accounted for by any properties in matter, and at the same time works after so... 
