Philosophical Works, Volume 1Cambridge Press, 1967 - Philosophy |
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Page 347
... spirits , nerves , and even the blood , which , participating in the impressions of the spirits , can carry them by the arteries into all the members . And recollecting what has been said above about the machine of our body , i.e. that ...
... spirits , nerves , and even the blood , which , participating in the impressions of the spirits , can carry them by the arteries into all the members . And recollecting what has been said above about the machine of our body , i.e. that ...
Page 348
... spirits reflected from the image thus formed on the gland , proceed thence to take their places partly in the nerves which serve to turn the back and dispose the legs for flight , and partly in those which so increase or diminish the ...
... spirits reflected from the image thus formed on the gland , proceed thence to take their places partly in the nerves which serve to turn the back and dispose the legs for flight , and partly in those which so increase or diminish the ...
Page 376
... spirits to the brain , which , passing from thence into the muscles , render all the senses more acute , and all the parts of the body more mobile . ARTICLE CII . The movement of the blood and spirits in Love . These observations , and ...
... spirits to the brain , which , passing from thence into the muscles , render all the senses more acute , and all the parts of the body more mobile . ARTICLE CII . The movement of the blood and spirits in Love . These observations , and ...
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