JB/015/389/001

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Past occurrences in general and in particular such as at the
time were of a painful nature, will be continually forcing or
endeavouring to force themselves from their Repository in the
Memory into present remembrance: and this in a proportion
rising with that of their magnitude and in particular to that
of their intensity: to wit that is with the intensity which belongs to them
at the time. To keep them out of present remembrance — in
one word out of view will be but in an imperfect degree in any
man's power. But Attention however strong - desire however correct is not in general strong enough:
and fail to exclude the recurrence of sad & disagreeable recollections
the will has not in general so any such perfect a command over
the thoughts, as to chase such away

By exercise however this faculty like any other may be strengthened
and improved.

In fact the thoughts have been often drained out
The book can not at present be recollected - (it was it is believed
only to whelm past sorrows in oblivion but bring to
some foreign book on the subject of the Criminal Law) — in which
deaden the intensity of present suffering. Cases are recorded of men
mention is made of a man who at the very time they were was undergoing
the severest torture have had the faculty of drawing away their his attention
even from the present sensations with such force as in
a very considerable degree to diminish the baneful influence of
it. In comparison of the force of attention requisite for the
production of such an effect the force necessary to the keeping
out of view the ordinary stack of such unpleasant incidents
as those with which exist in the memory will be found to be is very considerable.

Identifier: | JB/015/389/001 "JB/" can not be assigned to a declared number type with value 15.
Date_1		Marginal Summary Numbering
Box	015	Main Headings	deontology
Folio number	389	Info in main headings field
Image	001	Titles
Category	copy/fair copy sheet	Number of Pages	1
Recto/Verso	recto	Page Numbering	f66
Penner	john flowerdew colls	Watermarks
Marginals		Paper Producer
Corrections	sir john bowring	Paper Produced in Year
Notes public		ID Number	5605
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