 The power that is in any body, by reason of the particular constitution of its primary qualities, to make such a change in the bulk, figure, texture, and motion of another body, as to make it operate on our senses, differently from what it did before....  The Life of John Locke - Page 111by Henry Richard Fox Bourne - 1876Full view - About this book
 | English literature - 1831 - 536 pages
...is in any body to make a sensible change in the bulk, figure, texture, and motion of another body. Thus the sun has a power to make wax white, and fire to make lead fluid. These are usually called powers. The first of these may be properly called primary qualities, the other... | |
 | John Locke - 1831 - 458 pages
...is in any body to make a sensible change in the bulk, figure, texture, and motion of another body. Thus the sun has a power to make wax white, and fire to make lead fluid. These are usually called powers. The first of these may be properly called primary qualities, the other... | |
 | 1840 - 456 pages
...make such a change in the bulk etc. of another body, äs to make it operate on our senses, diflerently from what it did before, Thus the sun has a power to make wax white, and fire to make lead fluid. These are usually called powers. Ibid. §.23. If rightly considered, these qualities of light and wärmt... | |
 | William Hazlitt - 1836 - 372 pages
...several colors, sounds, smells, tastes, &c. These are usually called sensible qualities. " Thirdly, The power that is in any body, by reason of the particular...power to make wax white, and fire to make lead fluid. These are usually called powers. " The first of these, as has been said, I think, may be properly called... | |
 | William Hazlitt - 1836 - 526 pages
...several colours, sounds, smells, tastes, &c. These are usually called sensible qualities. " Thirdly, The power that is in any body, by reason of the particular...power to make wax white, and fire to make lead fluid. These are usually called powers. " The first of these, as has been said, I think, may be properly called,... | |
 | William Hazlitt - Authors, English - 1836 - 538 pages
...several colours, sounds, smells, tastes, &c. These are usually called sensible qualities. " Thirdly, The power that is in any body, by reason of the particular...power to make wax white, and fire to make lead fluid. These are usually called powers. " The first of these, as has been said, I think, may be properly called,... | |
 | John Locke - Knowledge, Theory of - 1838 - 590 pages
...several colours, sounds, smells, tastes, &c. These are usually called sensible qualities. Thirdly, The power that is in any body, by reason of the particular...it operate on our senses, differently from what it diti before. Thus the sun has a power to make wax white; and fire, to make lead fluid. These are usually... | |
 | Johann Eduard Erdmann - Philosophy, Modern - 1840 - 476 pages
...and motion of the insensible parts in the bodies themselves, which we call so. Ihid. §. 15. Thirdly the power that is in any body, by reason of the particular...primary qualities to make such a change in the bulk etc. of another body, as to make it operate on our senses, differently from what it did before. Thus... | |
 | John Locke - 1849 - 588 pages
...several colours, sounds, smells, tastes, &c. These are usually called sensible qualities. Thirdly. The power that is in any body, by reason of the particular...power to make wax white, and fire, to make lead fluid. These are usually called " powers." The first of these, as has been said, I think may be properly called... | |
 | JOHN MURRAY - 1852 - 786 pages
...several colours, sounds, smells, tastes, &c. These are usually called Sensible qualities. Thirdly, The power that is in any body, by reason of the particular...power to make wax white; and fire, to make lead fluid. These are usually called Powers. The first are resemblances; the second thought resemblances, but are... | |
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