This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can usually download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1866 edition. Excerpt: ...any more than yon, that it depends on any quality, either of the air or eyes, but would gladly know your opinion of it. I hope to see you shortly in London, And am, Sir, your very humble Servant, Beat. C & Hickes to S. Pepyt. London, Jnna 19, 1700. Honoured Sir--I have been ill of a cold since I had ...
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This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can usually download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1866 edition. Excerpt: ...any more than yon, that it depends on any quality, either of the air or eyes, but would gladly know your opinion of it. I hope to see you shortly in London, And am, Sir, your very humble Servant, Beat. C & Hickes to S. Pepyt. London, Jnna 19, 1700. Honoured Sir--I have been ill of a cold since I had the honour to wait upon you and Mr. Hewer, and that has been the cause why I have been so long in performing the promise I made, of sending you in writing some things you gave me occasion to say, by imparting to me my Lord Reay's letter to you, and the letter my Lord Tarbot wrote to him concerning the Second Sight. This is a very proper term for that sight which the Scottish Seers or Visionists have of things by representation; for, as the sight of a thing itself is, in order of nature, the first or primary sight of it, so the sight of it, by any representation, whether really made without, as all ap paritions are, or within upon the stage of imagination, as all sorts of visions are made, is, in order of nature, the second or secondary sight of that thing; and, therefore, the sight of anything by representation, though first in order of time, may properly be called the Second Sight thereof. Thus, the sight of a picture in order of nature is indeed the second sight of the thing whose picture it is-, and, if custom would allow it, might be so called. But the Scotch have restrained the use of the term only to that sight of things by appearance, or representation, which those Seers or Visionists among them use to have; but whether in outward apparitions always, or inward visions, or some times one way and some the other, I have not yet learned, but it would be an inquiry proper for the subject, and fit for that ingenious Lord to make. I told...
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