Utcibusinmembraatqueartuscumdidituromnes,
Disperit,, atquealiamnaturamsufficitexse;
"Asmeats, diffus'dthroughallthemembers, lose
Theirformerstate, anddifferentthingscompose;"
thehumiditysuckedupbytherootofatreebecomestrunk, leaf, andfruit; andtheair, beingbutone, ismodulated, inatrumpet, toathousandsortsofsounds; aretheyoursenses, Iwouldfainknow, that, inlikemanner, formthesesubjectsintosomanydiversqualities, orhavetheythemreallysuchinthemselves? Anduponthisdoubtwhatcanwedetermineoftheirtrueessence? Moreover, sincetheaccidentsofdisease, ofraving, orsleep, makethingsappearotherwisetousthantheydotothehealthful, thewise, andthosethatareawake, isitnotlikelythatourrightpostureofhealthandunderstanding, andournaturalhumours, have, also, wherewithtogiveabeingtothingsthathavearelationtotheirowncondition, andaccommodatethemtothemselves, aswellaswhentheyaredisordered;—thathealthisascapableofgivingthemanaspectassickness? Whyhasnotthetemperateacertainformofobjectsrelativetoit, aswellastheintemperate? andwhymayitnotaswellstampitwithitsowncharacterastheother? Hewhosemouthisoutoftaste, saysthewineisflat; thehealthfulmancommendsitsflavour, , ourconditionalwaysaccommodatingthingstoitself, andtransformingthemaccordingtoitsownposture, wecannotknowwhatthingstrulyareinthemselves, , thesquare, andtherule, arecrooked, allpropositionsdrawnthence, andallbuildingserectedbythoseguides, must, ofnecessity, bealsodefective; theuncertaintyofoursensesrenderseverythinguncertainthattheyproduce:—
