 | John Locke - 1805 - 562 pages
...certainly a subject, even for its noble- use u ' ness, worth our labour to enquire into. The understanding, like the eye, whilst it makes us see and perceive...set it at a distance, and make it its own object. But, whatever he the difficulties that lie in the way of this enquiry; whatever it be, that keeps us... | |
 | John Locke - 1805 - 554 pages
...even for its noble- use u ' ness, worth our labour to enquire into. The understanding, like the eye,1 whilst it makes us see and perceive all other things,...set it at a distance, and make it its own object. But, whatever be the difficulties that lie in the way of this enquiry; whatever it be, that keeps us... | |
 | John Locke - 1808 - 346 pages
...is certainly a subject, even for its nobleness, worth our labour to enquire into. The Understanding, like the eye, whilst it makes us see and perceive...set it at a distance, and make it its own object. My design is to enquire into the original, certainty, and extent of human knowledge ; together with... | |
 | John Fearn - 1812 - 422 pages
...of Mr. Locke's Essay, that he uses the term ^ " Object" in a figurative sense " The Understanding, like the " Eye, whilst it makes us see and perceive...itself ; and it requires art and pains to set it at a dis" tance, and make it its own Object." — Now, whilst he implied that, by art and pains, this curious... | |
 | John Locke - 1815 - 454 pages
...certainly a subject, even for its nobleness, worth our ^labour to inquire into. The understanding, like the eye, whilst it makes us see and perceive...set it at a distance, and make it its own object. But whatever be the difficulties that lie in the way of this inquiry, whatever it be that keeps us... | |
 | John Locke - 1816 - 1048 pages
...certainly a subject, even for its nobleness, usclulworth our labour to inquire into. The understanding, like the eye, whilst it makes us see and perceive all other tilings, takes no notice of itself; and it requires art and pains to set it at a distance, and make... | |
 | Frederick Beasley - 1822 - 584 pages
...within them. For, as Mr. Locke finely remarks, the understanding, like the eye, whilst it makes us see all other things, takes no notice of itself; and it...set it at a distance, and make it its own object. Notwithstanding, however, the darkness and obscurity which hang over the subject, we shall endeavour,... | |
 | Thomas Reid - 1822 - 432 pages
...inward, and observes its own actions and operations." He observes elsewhere, " That the understanding, like the eye, whilst it makes us see and perceive all other things, takes no notice of itself; and that it requires art and pains to set it at a distance, and make it its own object." Cicero has expressed... | |
 | John Locke - 1823 - 388 pages
...is certainly a subject, even for its nobleness, worth our labour to inquire into. The understanding, like the eye, whilst it makes us see and perceive...set it at a distance, and make it its own object. But, whatever be the difficulties that lie in the way of this inquiry; whatever it be, that keeps us... | |
 | Samuel Bailey - 1823 - 424 pages
...is certainly a subject, even for its nobleness, worth our labour to inquire into. The understanding, like . the eye, whilst it makes us see and perceive...set it at a distance, and make it its own object. But whatever be the difficulties, that lie in the way of this inquiry ; whatever it be, that keeps... | |
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The understanding, like the eye, whilst it makes us see and perceive all other things, takes no notice of itself: And it requires art and pains to set it at a distance, and make it its own object. 
