There is inconsistency and something of the child's propensities still in mankind. A piece of mechanism, as a watch, a barometer, or a dial, will fix attention — a man will make journeys to see an engine stamp a coin, or turn a block ; yet the organs... The Ceylon magazine - Page 70Full view - About this book
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