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An Essay Concerning Human Understanding - Page 105
by John Locke - 1823 - 648 pages
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The Works of John Locke, Esq, Volume 1

John Locke - Philosophy - 1722 - 640 pages
...obferv'd in one Man above another. Attd hence perhaps may be given fome reafon of that common Obfervacion, That Men, who have a great deal of Wit, and prompt Memories, have no£ always the cleareft Judgment, or deepeft Reafon : For Jfft lying moft in the aflemblagtt oi Ideas,...
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The Gentleman's Library: Containing Rules for Conduct in All Parts of Life ...

Gentleman - Conduct of life - 1744 - 488 pages
...His Words are as follow: And hence , perhaps, may be given feme Reafon of that common Obfervation, that Men who have a great deal of Wit and prompt Memories, have not always the clearejl Judgment, or deepeft Reafon : For Wit lying moft in the Affembl&ge of Ideas, and putting ibofe...
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A System of Oratory, Delivered in a Course of Lectures Publicly ..., Volume 2

John Ward - English language - 1759 - 458 pages
...one thing .for another 2. And from hence he accounts for the reafon of that common obferva-^ tiorr, that men, who have a great deal of wit and prompt memories, have not al-r ways the cleareft judgement, or deepeft reafon. Nor is this to be wondered at, if we confider...
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An Essay Concerning Human Understanding: In Four Books, Volume 1

John Locke - Knowledge, Theory of - 1768 - 418 pages
...in one Man above another. And hence, perhaps, may be given fome Reafon of that common Obfervation, that Men who have a great deal of Wit, and prompt Memories, have not always the cleared Judgment, or deepeft Reafon. For Wit lying mo ft , in the Aflemblage of Ideas, and putting...
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The Spectator: ...

Great Britain - 1778 - 378 pages
...words are as follow : •' And hence, perhaps, may be given fome reafon of that ' common obfervation, that men who have a great deal ' of wit and prompt memories, have not always the clear' eft judgment, or deepeft reafon. For wit lying moll • NO 62. THE SPECTATOR. 249 in the aflemblage...
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Letters on Several Subjects: By the Rev. Martin Sherlock, ... In Two Volumes ...

Martin Sherlock - English literature - 1781 - 240 pages
...aflerticn ; and I affirm, that though a Bian may have an. infallible judgement without " fervation, that men who have a great '" deal of wit and prompt memories, have ." not always the cleareft judgement, or " deepeft reafon. For wit lying moft ** in the affemblage of ideas, and putting...
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The Arminian Magazine: Consisting of Extracts and Original ..., Volume 5

John Wesley - Biography - 1782 - 728 pages
...in one man above another. And hence, perhaps, may be given fome reafon of that common obfervation, that men who have a great deal of Wit and prompt Memories, have not always the clearefl Judgment, or deepefl Reafon. For Wit lying moft in the affemblage of Ideas, Ideas, and putting...
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Harrison's British Classicks, Volume 4

1786 - 694 pages
...words are as follow: ' And ' hence, perhaps, may be given fome ' reafon of that common obfervation, ' that men who have a great deal of wit * and prompt memories, have not al' ways the dearelt judgment, or deepeit ' reafon. For wit lying moft ¡n the af1 lembtage of ideas,...
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The Dramatick Writings of Will. Shakspere: With the Notes of All ..., Volume 1

William Shakespeare - 1788 - 346 pages
...at doing him a service in this respecl. Besides, wit lying mostly in the assemblage of ideas, and in putting those together with quickness and variety,...wherein can be found any resemblance, or congruity, to make up pleasant pictures, and agreeable visions in the fancy ; the writer, who aims at wit, must...
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An Essay Concerning Human Understanding: With Thoughts on the ..., Volumes 1-3

John Locke - Knowledge, Theory of - 1801 - 986 pages
...obferved in one man above another. And hence perhaps may be given fome reafon of that common obfervation, that men, who have a great deal of wit, and prompt memories, have not always the cleared judgment, or deepeft reafon ; for tuit lying moft in the aflemblage of ideas, and putting thofe...
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