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" I began in three or four days to have some use of my eyes again ; and, by forbearing to look upon bright objects, recovered them pretty well, though not so well but that, for some months after, the spectrum of the sun began to return as often as I began... "
Inquiries Concerning the Intellectual Powers, and the Investigation of Truth - Page 55
by John Abercrombie - 1835 - 284 pages
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The Medico-chirurgical Review and Journal of Practical Medicine, Volume 17

1832 - 628 pages
...though not so well bat that, for some months after, the spectrums of the sun began to return as often aa I began to meditate upon the phenomena, even though I lay in bed at midnight with my curtains drawn. But now I hare been very well for many years, though I am apt to think, if I durst venture my eyes,...
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The Life of John Locke: With Extracts from His Correspondence, Journals, and ...

Lord Peter King King - 1829 - 426 pages
...after the spectrum of the sun began to return as often as I began to meditate upon the phenomenon, even though I lay in bed at midnight with my curtains drawn ; but now I have been very well for many years, though I am apt to think, that if I durst venture my...
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The Quarterly Review, Volume 45

William Gifford, Sir John Taylor Coleridge, John Gibson Lockhart, Whitwell Elwin, William Macpherson, William Smith, John Murray, Rowland Edmund Prothero (Baron Ernle), George Walter Prothero - 1831 - 570 pages
...them pretty well, though not so well but that for same months after, the spectrum of the sun began to return as often as I began to meditate, upon the...I lay in bed at midnight, with my curtains drawn. But now I have been very well for many years, though I am apt to think, that if I durst venture my...
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The Edinburgh Journal of Science, Volume 4

1831 - 460 pages
...them pretty well, though not so well, but that, for some months after the spectrum of the sun began to return as often as I began to meditate upon the...though I lay in bed at midnight with my curtains drawn. But now I have been very well for many years, though I am apt to think, if I durst venture my eyes,...
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The Quarterly Review, Volume 45

William Gifford, Sir John Taylor Coleridge, John Gibson Lockhart, Whitwell Elwin, William Macpherson, William Smith, Sir John Murray (IV), Rowland Edmund Prothero (Baron Ernle) - 1831 - 572 pages
...them pretty well, though not so well but that for some months after, the spectrum of the sun began to return as often as I began to meditate, upon the...I lay in bed at midnight, with my curtains drawn. But now I have been very well for many years, though I am apt to think, that if I durst venture my...
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The Life of Sir Isaac Newton

David Brewster - 1831 - 328 pages
...them pretty well, though not so well but that, for some months after, the spectrum of the sun began to return as often as I began to meditate upon the...though I lay in bed at midnight with my curtains drawn. But now I have been very well for many years, though I am apt to think, if I durst venture my eyes,...
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Inquiries Concerning the Intellectual Powers, and the Investigation of Truth

John Abercrombie - 1833 - 370 pages
...was produced upon his eyes, " that for some months after," he says, " the spectrum of the sun began to return as often as I began to meditate upon the...curtains drawn." II. Impressions of objects recently seen retuniing after a considerable interval. Various interesting ( xamples of this kind are on record....
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The Life of Sir Isaac Newton

David Brewster - 1833 - 338 pages
...them pretty well, though not so well but that, for some months after, the spectrum! of the sun began to return as often as I began to' meditate upon the phenomena, even though I lay in1 bed at midnight with my curtains drawn. But now! I have been very well for many years, though I...
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Records of General Science, Volume 1

1835 - 502 pages
...almost as plain as with my right eye." * * * * " For some months after, the spectrum of the sun began to return as often as I began to meditate upon the...I lay in bed at midnight with my curtains drawn." — Newton's Letter to Locke, quoted in Brewster's Life of Newton, page 315. The whole of this interesting...
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The Hindoos, Volume 2

Hindus - 1835 - 434 pages
...after, the spectrum of the sun began to return as often as I began to meditate upon the phenomenon, even though I lay in bed at midnight, with my curtains drawn ; but now I have been very well for many years, though I am apt to think, that, if I durst venture...
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