| Adam Smith - 1767 - 498 Seiten
...in the fbongeft and livelier}. manner. And thus, thofe words, which were originally the proper n mes of individuals, would each of them infenfibly become...its mama ; and thus beftows upon the whole fpecies thole names which it had been taught to apply to two individuals. 1 have known a clown, who did not... | |
| Adam Smith - 1792 - 490 Seiten
...idea could not fail, at that inftant, to prefent itfelf to their memory in the ftrongeft and Hvelieft manner. And thus, thofe words, which were originally...child that is juft learning to fpeak, calls every perlbn who comes to the houfe .its papa, or its mama ; and thus beftows upon the whole fpecies thofe... | |
| Adam Smith - 1793 - 340 Seiten
...refemblance. When they had occafion, therefore , to mention , or to point out to each other, any of theTiew objects, they would naturally utter the name of the...thofe names which it had been taught to apply to two individual*. I have known a clown, who did not know the proper name of the river which ran by his own... | |
| Dugald Stewart - 1802 - 632 Seiten
...name by which he had been ac" cuftomed to exprefs the fnnilar object he was firft " acquainted with. And thus, thofe words, which " were originally the...infenfibly become the common " name of a multitude *." " It is this application" (he continues) " of the " name of an individual to a great number of... | |
| Adam Smith - 1804 - 408 Seiten
...each otlier, any of the ne\v objects, they i r the name bf the correi' fpondent. fpondent old onevof which the idea could not fail, at that inftant to...comes to the ' houfe its papa', or its mama ; and thus beftowa upon the whole fpeeies thofe names which it had been taught to .apply to two individuals. I... | |
| Adam Smith - 1811 - 596 Seiten
...the new bore fo clofe a refemblance. When they had occafion, therefore, to mention, or to point out to each other, any of the new objects, they would...name of a multitude. A child that is juft learning to ipeak, calls every perfon who comes to the houfe its papa or its mama ; and thus beftows upon the whole... | |
| Adam Smith - 1811 - 662 Seiten
...titter the name of the correfpondent old one, of which the idea could not fail, at that in-" ftant, to prefent itfelf to their memory in the ftrongeft...name of a multitude. A child that is juft learning to to fpeak, calls every perfon who comes to the houfe its papa or its mama ; and thus beftows upon the... | |
| Dugald Stewart - 1813 - 520 Seiten
...accuftomcd to exprefs the fimilur objecl: S " he was firft acquainted with. And thus, thofe " woods, which were originally the proper names of " individuals,...infenfibly become " the common name of a multitude."* " It is this application" (he continues) " of the " name of an individual to a great number of objects,... | |
| Dugald Stewart - 1821 - 706 Seiten
...he had been accustomed to express the similar object he u was first acquainted with. And thus, those words, which were •' originally the proper names of individuals, would each of them in" sensibly become the common name of. a multitude."* " It is this application1' (he continues) "... | |
| Thomas Brown - 1822 - 546 Seiten
...that instant, to present itself to their memory in the strongest and liveliest manner. And thus, those words, which were originally the proper names of individuals, would each of them insensibly become the common name of a multitude. A child that is just learning to speak, calls every... | |
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