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"thing and puts every thing in Motion and is himself endued
"with perpetual motion." The human mind is of such a
Disposition and such a Nature. where therefore and what
sort of a thing is that mind? where and what is your
own? can you tell? if I do not understand every thing
that I could wish, is it a reason why I should not use
the means I have? the Soul cannot see; but as the Eye,
so, the Soul, tho' it cannot see itself, yet it sees other —
things; but it cannot see its own figure, which indeed
is of the least import, very likely so; yet it may be
otherwise: but we will let that pass; without doubt
it perceives its own sagacity, Memory, and velocity —
of Motion. these things are divine, great and everlasting:
what face it has, or where it is, is not worth enquiring after:
so when first we see the face and whiteness of the heaven,
and afterwards the celerity of its revolutions, which
exceeds all imagination; besides the vicissitudes of day
and Night, and the Seasons of the Year, divided into four
parts, which all conduce to the ripening of the Corn, and
the temperament of the Body; the Sun, their Moderator
and Guide; the Moon, by its increase and decrease pointing
out the holidays; and the five Planets which perform
their revolutions in the same world which is divided
into twelve parts; perpetually keeping to their —
Courses, yet with velocities unequal, in respect to —
one another; the face of the heaven at night every —

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Identifier: | JB/537/104/002 "JB/" can not be assigned to a declared number type with value 537.
Date_1	1761-01-27	Marginal Summary Numbering
Box	537	Main Headings	Tusculan Questions
Folio number	104	Info in main headings field
Image	002	Titles
Category	Copy/fair sheet	Number of Pages
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Penner	Jeremy Bentham	Watermarks
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