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Page 91
It must also view the relation , beginning at the latter , and passing from it to the
former . This vibration of the mind in passing and repassing betwixt things that
are related , explains the facts above mentioned . M 2 The naThe mind passeth ...
It must also view the relation , beginning at the latter , and passing from it to the
former . This vibration of the mind in passing and repassing betwixt things that
are related , explains the facts above mentioned . M 2 The naThe mind passeth ...
Page 109
... and from reflective remembrance on the other , it is however variable without
any precise limits ; rising sometimes toward the former , and often sinking toward
the latter . In a vigorous exertion of memory , ideal presence is extremely distinct .
... and from reflective remembrance on the other , it is however variable without
any precise limits ; rising sometimes toward the former , and often sinking toward
the latter . In a vigorous exertion of memory , ideal presence is extremely distinct .
Page 208
The former are more accurately recollected than the latter ; and we measure the
time by the number that is recollected . I proceed to particulars . After finishing a
journey through a populous country , the frequency of agreeable objects distinctly
...
The former are more accurately recollected than the latter ; and we measure the
time by the number that is recollected . I proceed to particulars . After finishing a
journey through a populous country , the frequency of agreeable objects distinctly
...
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