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But it cannot, I am afraid, be said, that as we are grown wise, we are made happy,
ft is said of those who have the wonderful power called second sight, that they
seldom see any thing but evil : political second sight has the same effect ; we
hear ...
But it cannot, I am afraid, be said, that as we are grown wise, we are made happy,
ft is said of those who have the wonderful power called second sight, that they
seldom see any thing but evil : political second sight has the same effect ; we
hear ...
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We should have had little claim to the praise of curiosity, if we had not
endeavoured with particular attention to examine the question of the second sight
. Of an opinion received for centuries by a whole nation, and supposed to be
confirmed ...
We should have had little claim to the praise of curiosity, if we had not
endeavoured with particular attention to examine the question of the second sight
. Of an opinion received for centuries by a whole nation, and supposed to be
confirmed ...
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By the term second sight, seems to be meant a mode of seeing, superadded to
that which nature generally bestows. In the Erse it is called taisch; which signifies
likewise a spectre, or a vision. I know not, nor is it likely that the Highlanders ever
...
By the term second sight, seems to be meant a mode of seeing, superadded to
that which nature generally bestows. In the Erse it is called taisch; which signifies
likewise a spectre, or a vision. I know not, nor is it likely that the Highlanders ever
...
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This faculty of seeing things out of sight is local, and commonly useless. ... that
the second sight is only wonderful because it is rare, for, considered in itself, it
involves no more difficulty than dreams, or perhaps than the regular exercise of
the ...
This faculty of seeing things out of sight is local, and commonly useless. ... that
the second sight is only wonderful because it is rare, for, considered in itself, it
involves no more difficulty than dreams, or perhaps than the regular exercise of
the ...
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By pretension to second sight, no profit was ever sought or gained. It is an
involuntary affection, in which neither hope nor fear are known to have any part.
Those who profess to feel it do not boast of it as a privilege, nor are considered
by ...
By pretension to second sight, no profit was ever sought or gained. It is an
involuntary affection, in which neither hope nor fear are known to have any part.
Those who profess to feel it do not boast of it as a privilege, nor are considered
by ...
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Términos y frases comunes
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| Título | The Works of Samuel Johnson, L. L. D.: In Twelve Volumes, Volumen8 The Works of Samuel Johnson, L. L. D.: In Twelve Volumes, The Works of Samuel Johnson, L. L. D.: In Twelve Volumes |
| Autores | Samuel Johnson, Arthur Murphy |
| Editor | William Durell, 1811 |
| Procedencia del original | Universidad de Columbia |
| Digitalizado | 18 Feb. 2009 |
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