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Page 128
... wish , and which yet would suffice to allow a pretty clear manifestation of what I can do and what I cannot do in the sciences . In this I cannot say whether I have succeeded or have not succeeded , and I do not wish to anticipate the ...
... wish , and which yet would suffice to allow a pretty clear manifestation of what I can do and what I cannot do in the sciences . In this I cannot say whether I have succeeded or have not succeeded , and I do not wish to anticipate the ...
Page 180
... wish it or do not wish it , I recognise very clearly as pertaining to it , although I never thought of the matter at all when I imagined a triangle for the first time , and which therefore cannot be said to have been invented by me ...
... wish it or do not wish it , I recognise very clearly as pertaining to it , although I never thought of the matter at all when I imagined a triangle for the first time , and which therefore cannot be said to have been invented by me ...
Page 351
... wish to apply our attention for some time to the considera- tion of one particular object , this desire holds the ... wish to adjust our eyes so that they may look at an object very far off , this desire causes their pupils to enlarge ...
... wish to apply our attention for some time to the considera- tion of one particular object , this desire holds the ... wish to adjust our eyes so that they may look at an object very far off , this desire causes their pupils to enlarge ...
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