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... faculties of the human mind . II . Of the definitions of insanity . III . Of the different species of insanity . IV . Of the causes and symptoms of insanity . V. Of lucid intervals . VI . Of the treatment of the insane . SECTION I. Of ...
... faculties of the human mind . II . Of the definitions of insanity . III . Of the different species of insanity . IV . Of the causes and symptoms of insanity . V. Of lucid intervals . VI . Of the treatment of the insane . SECTION I. Of ...
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... faculties which his wants and ne- cessities force him habitually to exercise , and which so re- markably distinguish man from the lower animals . The advantage to be derived from the study of the faculties of the human mind are manifest ...
... faculties which his wants and ne- cessities force him habitually to exercise , and which so re- markably distinguish man from the lower animals . The advantage to be derived from the study of the faculties of the human mind are manifest ...
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... faculties , aided by cultivation and reflection . The attempt to define the nature of the mind , or soul , is as vain and presumptuous an undertaking as it is to try to find out by thought alone the nature of the Almighty ; or whether ...
... faculties , aided by cultivation and reflection . The attempt to define the nature of the mind , or soul , is as vain and presumptuous an undertaking as it is to try to find out by thought alone the nature of the Almighty ; or whether ...
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... faculties and opera- tions , which lead to the discovery of almost an infinity of new truths and probabilities , and are the inexhaustible sources of every species of knowledge , are , in a great mea- sure , the exclusive privilege of ...
... faculties and opera- tions , which lead to the discovery of almost an infinity of new truths and probabilities , and are the inexhaustible sources of every species of knowledge , are , in a great mea- sure , the exclusive privilege of ...
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... , to ears , To every organ of the copious mind , He offereth all its treasures . Him the hours , The seasons him obey ; and changeful Time Sees him at will keep measure with his flight , OF THE FACULTIES OF THE HUMAN MIND . xxxi.
... , to ears , To every organ of the copious mind , He offereth all its treasures . Him the hours , The seasons him obey ; and changeful Time Sees him at will keep measure with his flight , OF THE FACULTIES OF THE HUMAN MIND . xxxi.
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Page 401 - ... within twenty years next after the time at which the right to make such entry or distress or to bring such action shall have first accrued to the person making or bringing the same.
Page 500 - ... shall be understood to include several matters as well as one matter, and several persons as well as one person, and females as well as males, and bodies corporate as well as individuals unless it be otherwise specially provided, or there be something in the subject or context repugnant to such construction...
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Page 231 - that nothing was better established than this principle, that money directed to be employed in the purchase of land, and land directed to be sold and turned into money, are to be considered as that species of property into which they are directed to be converted...
Page 537 - ... be paid into the Bank of England, in the name and with the privity of the Accountant General of the High Court of Chancery, to be placed to his account...
Page 580 - And be it further enacted, that this act shall be deemed and taken to be a public act, and shall be judicially taken notice of as such by all judges, justices, and others, without being specially pleaded.
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Page 401 - ... shall have expired, make an entry or distress, or bring an action to recover such land or interest at any time within five years next after the passing of this Act.
Page 78 - ... so many and such good and lawful men of his bailiwick (as well within liberties as without) by whom the truth of the matter in the premises shall be the better known and inquired into.
Page xlvi - Had wander'd from its dwelling, and her eyes They had not their own lustre, but the look Which is not of the earth; she was become The queen of a fantastic realm; her thoughts Were combinations of disjointed things; And forms impalpable and unperceived Of others