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# Title: An Essay Concerning Humane Understanding (shelfmarks Leibn. Marg. 38; ZEN Leibn. Marg. 38)
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Ideas of one Set
EHIAP.
Of Idcas of one sense
S. T.  FI E. Better to conceire he Ideas, We receire trom Senlation.
it mas noc be amiss for us to consider them, in reference to
theditferent rays, Wherebi chei male cheir Aprroaches to our Minds,
and malie chemsetres perecirable by us.
First then, There are Corrie, Whieti corre inito oux Minds by one sense
Orly.
Secondly Fhere are others, that conver chemselves into the Mind by
more Senses than one.
Thiraly Orhers chat are had trom Reflection orly.
Fourthli, Fhere are lome that male chemselves waz, ard are sisgested
tothe Mind Byalt the wars of Sensation and Reflection.
We Mall corisider them apart under ehese sereral Hlcads:
First Thereare some Tdeds, which bave admittance onty throueh one
Sense, Whictiis peculiarly adapted to receire chem. ThusLishe and Co-
lours, as Whire, red, vellorr, blue; wich cheir several Degrees or Straces,
and MixtureS, as Green, Scarlet, Purple, Sea green, and the rest, come
in onte by che Eves: AUIKinds oE Hoises, Sounds, and Tones only by
EhCFarS: Theseveral Fastes and Smells, by thc Nose and Palare. And if
thele Organs, or the Nerves erhich arethe Conduits, to conver themtron
without to their Audience in the Brain, the MindS Prelence RoOm (a5I
may (0 calL it) are any ofthem (o disordered, as not to pertorm their
Functions, ther have no Postern to be admicted by; no ocher vay +0
brins chemselres into viem, and be perceired by the Onderstanding.
The most considerable of thole, belonginq to the Pouch, are Fleat and
Cold, and Solidity; all therest, consiltins almost wholly in the sensible
Contiouration, as mooth and rouxh; Or else more, or less Arm adhetion
OFchCParES, as hard and Colt, toush and britile, are obrious enoush.
8. 2. Tchint, it Will De neccless en enumerate all the particular simple
Ideas, velongins to cach Sense: Nor indeed is it possible, if we would,
there beine a great many more ot them belongine to most ot the senles
than ve have Names for. The variety oF Smells, Wrhich are as manr al-
nost, is not more chan Species oF Bodies in the Worto, do most of them
Want Names. Sueet and Stinking commonly serve our turn For chele Ideas,
ertrich in effect, is lirrle more than to call them pleasins or displealine,
though the sinell oFa Role, and Violer, Both sircet, are certainly verr di-
Rinct Ideas. Nor are the different Fastes that are in Nature, mueH Bet-
ter provided With Names. Sireet, Birter and Sourre, FTar and Salt, are
almost all re haveco denominate all the varierr ot Relittes, Which are
eo be Tound distinct, nor onlr in almolt every TOrt et Creatures, put in
EhCdifferent Parts oF the lame Plant or Animal. Thelame may be said oF
Colour and Sound. TBall cheresore in the acconnt ot simple Ideas, lam
here sirins, content my seltto set dorn only such, a5 are most material
to our prelent Purpole, or are in chemselres lels apt to be tatien norice ot,
thousti chey are very srequenty the Ingredienes ot our complex ideas,
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