A Treatise of Human Nature

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BOOK I PART II


a sixth impression, which presents itself to the
hearing or any other of the senses. Nor is it
a sixth impression, which the mind by reflec-
tion finds in itself. These five sounds making
their appearance in this particular manner, ex-
cite no emotion in the mind, nor produce an
affection of any kind, which being observed
by it can give rise to a new idea. For that is
necessary to produce a new idea of reflection,
nor can the mind, by revolving over a thou-
sand times all its ideas of sensation, ever ex-
tract from them any new original idea, unless
nature has so framed its faculties, that it feels
some new original impression arise from such
a contemplation. But here it only takes notice
of the manner, in which the different sounds
make their appearance; and that it may after-
wards consider without considering these par-
ticular sounds, but may conjoin it with any

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