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<p>Never would such imaginary divisions have been<lb/> | |||
made, never would they have been of any use<lb/> | |||
when made <del>but as</del> and indeed never could they<lb/> | |||
have been made but by the assistance of numbers.</p> | |||
<p><note>Origination of Numbers</note><lb/> | |||
Man looking first a one man then at a <unclear>crowd</unclear> of men<lb/> was not contented with the testimony which his <lb/> | |||
eyes gave him of the multitude.</p> | |||
<p><del><gap/>man had omission to<gap/></del> </p> | |||
<p>He might have told his companions he saw many <lb/> | |||
men, a great many men, a multitude of men <lb/> | |||
an amazing multitude of men. but these expression <lb/> | |||
carry but a very uncertain Idea of the number,<lb/> | |||
for this purpose at that time of day such expression<lb/> | |||
might be sufficient. but as men were civilized <lb/> | |||
when more accurate Idea were necessary these<lb/> | |||
expressions could not suffice.</p> | |||
<p>Various are the reasons a man might have to <lb/> | |||
express the Ideas of different numbers of things to his<lb/> | |||
<add>companions yet,</add> a half a dozen men half a dozen <unclear><gap/>trees</unclear>& they<lb/> | |||
could not at any time bring into view <add>to shew them</add>, if they<lb/> | |||
had the idea of them <unclear>therewith</unclear> they could not <lb/> | |||
make it known to their organisms, yet some <add>similar</add>things <lb/> | |||
<del>which may be</del> there are which they either <lb/> | |||
always did or always could carry about with them</p> | |||
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22)
Never would such imaginary divisions have been
made, never would they have been of any use
when made but as and indeed never could they
have been made but by the assistance of numbers.
Origination of Numbers
Man looking first a one man then at a crowd of men
was not contented with the testimony which his
eyes gave him of the multitude.
man had omission to
He might have told his companions he saw many
men, a great many men, a multitude of men
an amazing multitude of men. but these expression
carry but a very uncertain Idea of the number,
for this purpose at that time of day such expression
might be sufficient. but as men were civilized
when more accurate Idea were necessary these
expressions could not suffice.
Various are the reasons a man might have to
express the Ideas of different numbers of things to his
companions yet, a half a dozen men half a dozen trees& they
could not at any time bring into view to shew them, if they
had the idea of them therewith they could not
make it known to their organisms, yet some similarthings
which may be there are which they either
always did or always could carry about with them
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Identifier: | JB/135/042/002"JB/" can not be assigned to a declared number type with value 135. |
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copy/fair copy sheet |
4 |
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recto |
f21 / f22 / f23 / f24 |
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sir samuel bentham |
[[watermarks::[gr with crown] [pro patria motif]]] |
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