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A53049 Observations upon experimental philosophy to which is added The description of a new blazing world / written by the thrice noble, illustrious, and excellent princesse, the Duchess of Newcastle. Newcastle, Margaret Cavendish, Duchess of, 1624?-1674. 1666 (1666) Wing N857; ESTC R32311 312,134 638

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or_o figure_n be_v bind_v to_o particular_a perception_n i_o answer_v particular_a part_n make_v perception_n according_a to_o the_o nature_n of_o their_o corporeal_a figurative_a motion_n and_o their_o perception_n be_v as_o numerous_a as_o their_o action_n for_o example_n those_o part_n that_o be_v compose_v into_o the_o figure_n of_o a_o animal_n make_v perception_n proper_a to_o that_o figure_n corporeal_a interior_a natural_a motion_n but_o if_o they_o be_v dissolve_v from_o the_o animal_n figure_n and_o compose_v into_o vegetable_n they_o make_v such_o perception_n as_o be_v proper_a for_o vegetable_n and_o be_v again_o dissolve_v and_o compose_v into_o mineral_n they_o make_v perception_n proper_a to_o mineral_n etc._n etc._n so_o that_o no_o part_n be_v tie_v or_o bind_v to_o one_o particular_a kind_n of_o perception_n no_o more_o than_o it_o be_v bind_v to_o one_o particular_a kind_n of_o figure_n but_o when_o the_o interior_a motion_n of_o that_o figure_n change_n the_o 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pattern_v out_o of_o the_o exterior_a figure_n of_o a_o object_n can_v give_v we_o a_o information_n of_o its_o interior_n nature_n my_o answer_n be_v that_o although_o our_o sensitive_a perception_n can_v go_v no_o further_o than_o the_o exterior_a shape_n figure_n and_o action_n of_o a_o object_n yet_o the_o rational_a be_v a_o more_o subtle_a active_a and_o pierce_a perception_n by_o reason_n it_o be_v more_o free_a than_o the_o sensitive_a do_v not_o rest_n in_o the_o knowledge_n of_o the_o exterior_a figure_n of_o a_o object_n but_o by_o its_o exterior_a action_n as_o by_o several_a effect_n penetrate_v into_o its_o interior_a nature_n and_o do_v probable_o guess_v and_o conclude_v what_o its_o interior_a figurative_a motion_n may_v be_v for_o although_o the_o interior_a and_o exterior_a action_n of_o a_o compose_a figure_n be_v different_a yet_o the_o exterior_a may_v partly_o give_v a_o hint_n or_o information_n of_o the_o interior_a i_o say_v partly_o because_o it_o be_v 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