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" ... the room he was in, he said, he knew to be but part of the house, yet he could not conceive that the whole house could look bigger. "
The Youth's instructer [sic] and guardian - Page 399
by Youth's instructor - 1822
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The Philosophical Transactions and Collections, to the End of the Year 1700 ...

Royal Society (Great Britain) - 1734 - 552 pages
...was in he faid, he knew to be but part of the Houfe, yet he could not conceive that the whole Houfe could look bigger. Before he was couched, he expected...Operation for, except reading and writing; for he faid, He thought he could have no more Pleafure in walking abroad than he had in the Garden, which...
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A Compleat System of Opticks in Four Books, Viz. A Popular, a ..., Volume 1

Robert Smith - 1738 - 402 pages
...was in, he faid,. he knew to be but part of the houfe, yet he could not conceive that the whole houfe could look bigger. Before he was couched,, he expected little advantage from feeing, worth undergoing an operation for, except reading and writing; for he faid, he thought he could...
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A Selection of Curious Articles from the Gentleman's Magazine, Volume 3

John Walker - 1811 - 574 pages
...things larger, those first seen he conceived less, never being able to imagine any lines beyond those be saw. The room he was in, he said, he knew to be but...he thought, he said, he could have no more pleasure m walking abroad than he had in the garden, which he could do safely and readily. And even blindness,...
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Vulgar Errors, Ancient and Modern, Attributed as Imports to the Proper Names ...

Gilbert Dyer - 1816 - 440 pages
...was in, he faid, he knew to be but part of the houfe; yet he could not conceive, that the whole houfe could look bigger. Before he was couched, he expected little advantage from feeing worth undergoing an operation for, except reading and writing; for he faid, he could have no...
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The Monthly Gazette of Health, Volume 7

1822 - 474 pages
...imagine any dimensions beyond those immediately in view; and though he knew the room he was in was only part of the house, yet he could not conceive that the whole house could look bigger than the room did. Blindness had this advantage, he said, that he could go any where in the dark much...
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The London Magazine, Volume 10

1824 - 666 pages
...less than they had appeared before, never being able to imagine any figures or lines beyond the bounds he saw : the room he was in he said he knew to be...operation for, except reading and writing ; for he said he thought he could have no more pleasure in walking abroad than he had in the garden at present,...
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The Art of Beauty; Or, the Best Methods of Improving and Preserving the ...

Art - 1825 - 408 pages
...than the first, he conceived the first to be less. The room he was in, he said, he conceived to be part of the house ; yet he could not conceive that the whole house should look bigger, for the picture of the room filled the whole area of his eye. He was exceedingly...
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Outlines of Human Physiology

Herbert Mayo - 1827 - 454 pages
...larger, those first seen he conceived less, never being able to imagine any lines beyond the bounds he saw. The room he was in, he said, he knew to be...worth undergoing an operation for, except reading arid writing ; for he said, he thought he could have no more pleasure in walking abroad than he had...
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Conversations on the Animal Economy: Designed for the Instruction of Youth ...

Isaac Ray - 1829 - 254 pages
...larger, those first seen he conceived less. He never was able to imagine any lines beyond the bounds he saw ; the room he was in, he said, he knew to be...could not conceive that the whole house could look any bigger." Emily. — It must have been very amusing truly, to have seen him so intently examining...
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Readings in Natural Philosophy: Or, A Popular Display of the Wonders of ...

Sir Richard Phillips - 1830 - 728 pages
...larger, those first seen he conceived less, never being able to •imagine any lines beyond the bounds he saw ; the room he was in he said he knew to be...could not conceive that the whole house could look larger. Before he was couched, he expected little advantage from seeing, worth undergoing an operation...
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