 The business of the mind, as far as it concerns language, appears to me to be very simple. It extends no further than to receive Impressions, that is, to have Sensations or Feelings. What are called its operations, are merely the operations of Language....  Epea pteroenta: or, The diversions of Purley ... - Page 45by John Horne Tooke - 1798 - 534 pagesFull view - About this book
 | Great Britain - 1867 - 972 pages
...or feelings. What are called its operations are merely the operations of language. A consideration of ideas, or of the mind, or of things (relative to...parts of speech), will lead us no farther than to (Kmiu, — iet the signs of those impressions or names of ideas. The other part of speech, the verb,... | |
 | Minnie Clare Yarborough - Philologists - 1926 - 286 pages
...or feelings. What are called its operations are merely the operations of language. A consideration of ideas or of the mind, or of things (relative to the parts of speech) will lead us no further than to the noun,"*7 which may be denned as "the simple or complex, the particular or general... | |
 | John Earl Joseph - Language Arts & Disciplines - 2002 - 254 pages
...or Feelings. What are called its operations, are merely the operations of Language. A consideration of Ideas, or of the Mind, or of Things (relative to...Speech), will lead us no farther than to Nouns: ie the signs of those impressions, or names of ideas. The other Part of Speech, the Verb, must be accounted... | |
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