...two ideas, one with another, by the intervention of a third. As a man, by a yard, finds two houses to be of the same length, which could not be brought...together to measure their equality by juxta-position." § This use of the words intuition and reasoning, is surely somewhat arbitrary. The truth of mathematical...

...meditis terminus .') just as a man, as Locke well observes, by a yard, finds two men's nine-pin-alleys to be of the same length, which could not be brought...the length of it ! — surveying it transversely as he held it betwixt his finger and his thumb ; — then fore-right, — then this way, and then that,...

...medius terminus .') just as a man, as Locke well observes, by a yard, finds two men's niue-pin-allcvs to be of the same length, which could not be brought...attention he gave to every word ; — and as oft as he tookhis pipe from his mouth, with what wonderful seriousness he contemplated the length of it ! —...

...two ideas, one with another, by the intervention of a third. As a man, by a yard, finds two houses to be of the same length, which could not be brought...together to measure their equality by juxtaposition. AVords have their consequences as the signs of such ideas ; and things agree, and disagree, as really...

...two ideas, one with another, by the intervention of a third. As a man, by a yard, finds two houses to be of the same length, which could not be brought...together to measure their equality by juxtaposition. Words have their consequences as the signs of such ideas ; and things agree, and disagree, as really...

...medius terminu**); just as a man, as Locke well observes, by a yard, finds two men's nine-pin-alleys to be of the same length, which could not be brought...the length of it ! — surveying it transversely as he held it betwixt his finger and his thumb ; — then fore-right, — then this way, and then that,...

...the same fashion, and ofttimes to make very well out too : but that's neither here nor there : — length, which could not be brought together, to measure...the length of it; — surveying it transversely, as he held it betwixt his finger and his thumb ; — then fore-right, — then this way, and then that,...

...medius terminus .') just as a man, as Locke well observes, by a yard, finds two men's nine-pin-alleys to be of the same length, which could not be brought...looked on, as my father illustrated his systems of noees, and observed my uncle Toby's deportment, — what great attention he gave to every word ; —...

...of two ideas one with another, by the intervention of a third. As a man, by a yard, finds two houses to be of the same length, which could not be brought together to measure their equab'ty by juxta-position. Words have their consequences, as the signs of such ideas: and things agree...

...medius terminus) ; just as a man, as Locke well observes, by a yard, finds two men's nine-pin-alleys to be of the same length, which could not be brought...great reasoner looked on, as my father illustrated his system of noses, and observed my uncle Toby's deportment,— what great attention he gave to every...