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Page 67
... most diversity might be expected in the ideal world . Imagination seems to possess a boundless power of creation and combination ; and yet the beings which have their existence only in PERIODICAL LITERATURE . 67 Popular Mythology,
... most diversity might be expected in the ideal world . Imagination seems to possess a boundless power of creation and combination ; and yet the beings which have their existence only in PERIODICAL LITERATURE . 67 Popular Mythology,
Page 68
... existence only in fancy , when freely called into action , in every climate and every age , betray so close an affinity to one another , that it is scarcely possible to avoid admitting that imagina- tion had little share in giving them ...
... existence only in fancy , when freely called into action , in every climate and every age , betray so close an affinity to one another , that it is scarcely possible to avoid admitting that imagina- tion had little share in giving them ...
Page 74
... existence of the machinery of devotional romance . The hagiologist told his tale in right earnest : he was teach- ing matters of faith and edification ; and we may be charitable enough to believe that he was persuaded of the truth of ...
... existence of the machinery of devotional romance . The hagiologist told his tale in right earnest : he was teach- ing matters of faith and edification ; and we may be charitable enough to believe that he was persuaded of the truth of ...
Page 209
... existence had been predicted by Kant in some con- jectures on the heavenly bodies , which probably went beyond the orbit of Saturn , published in 1755 , in a work entitled , The Natural History of the World , and Theory of the Heavens ...
... existence had been predicted by Kant in some con- jectures on the heavenly bodies , which probably went beyond the orbit of Saturn , published in 1755 , in a work entitled , The Natural History of the World , and Theory of the Heavens ...
Page 213
... existence as sentient beings . It is impos- sible for us to imagine any body , which does not exist in space ; it is impossible for us to imagine any feeling , which does not exist in time . With the abstraction of these , every thing ...
... existence as sentient beings . It is impos- sible for us to imagine any body , which does not exist in space ; it is impossible for us to imagine any feeling , which does not exist in time . With the abstraction of these , every thing ...
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