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...our own existence is obtained by the sensation of outward objects. Thus Tennyson sang: " Tlie l>al>y new to earth and sky, What time his tender palm is...never thought that ' this is I.' " But as he grows- he gutters much, And learns the use of ' I ' and ' me,' And finds ' I am not what I see, And other than...

...see the fundamental change from sense to thought : in the one as in the other do we behold that — " As he grows he gathers much, And learns the use of ' I,' and ' me,' And finds ' I am not what I sec, And other than the things I touch.' " So rounds he to a separate mind From whence clear memory...

...round, resolve the doubt ; My guardian angel will speak out In that high place, and tell thee all. The baby new to earth and sky, What time his tender palm is prest Against the circle of the breast, Has never thought that ' this is I : ' But as he grows he gathers...

...and rest upon with absolute certainty, who could not put their conviction into logical statement. " The baby, new to earth and sky, What time his tender..." I " and " me," And finds " I am not what I see, I'm other than the things I touch." So rounds he to a separate mind, From whence clear memory may begin,...

...distance and form. " The following beautiful stanzas from Tennyson are often quoted in this connection: " The baby, new to earth and sky, What time his tender palm is pressed Against the circle of the breastj Has never thought that this is I. " But as he grows, he gathers much, And learns the use of...

...Poet Laureate in the lines : — " The baby new to earth and sky, What time his tender palm is prest Against the circle of the breast, Has never thought...I' and ' me,' And finds ' I am not what I see, And othei than the things I touch '." conscious comparison of the impressions of the two ears is not, in...

...deep impression."1 Tennyson has accurately and happily described the awakening self-consciousness, — "The baby new to earth and sky, What time his tender...of the breast, Has never thought that ' this is I.' "Butas he grows he gathers much, And learns the use of ' I' and ' me,' And finds ' I am not what I...

...Poet Laureate in the lines :— " The baby new to earth and sky. What time his tender palm is prest Against the circle of the breast. Has never thought that 'this is I."' — In Mcmnriam the right better than a sound immediately in front of us from one behind us. In many...

...The last of these constituents of a perfect self-consciousness is lacking in the little child— " The baby new to earth and sky, What time his tender palm is prest Against the circle of the breast, Has never thought that ' this is I.'" He is cognizant, that...