Weshould, therefore, tomakearightjudgmentoftheoppositionsofthesenses, befirstagreedwithbeasts, andsecondlyamongstourselves; whichwebynomeansare, butenterintodisputeeverytimethatonehears, sees, ortastessomethingotherwisethananotherdoes, andcontests, asmuchasuponanyotherthing, , bytheordinaryruleofnature, hears, sees, andtalksotherwisethanamanofthirtyyearsold; , insome, moreobscureanddusky, , accordingasweare, , whicharecalledendlessfeathers, noeyecandiscerntheirsize, orcankeepitselffromthedeceptionthatononesidetheyenlarge, andontheothercontract, andcomeSoapoint, evenwhentheringisbeingturnedroundthefinger; yet, whenyoufeelthem, , ourperceptionbeingsouncertainandsocontroverted, itisnomoreawonderifwearetoldthatwemaydeclarethatsnowappearswhitetous; butthattoaffirmthatitisinitsownessencereallysoismorethanweareabletojustify; and, thisfoundationbeingshaken, ! dooursensesthemselveshinderoneanother? Apictureseemsraisedandembossedtothesight; , whichdelightsthesmell, andisoffensivetothetaste, isagreeableorno? Thereareherbsandunguentsproperforonepartothebody, thatarehurtfultoanother; honeyispleasanttothetaste, , toassisttheirlust, usedinancienttimestomakeuseofmagnifying-glassestorepresentthememberstheyweretoemploybigger, bythatoculartumiditytopleasethemselvesthemore; towhichoftheirsensesdidtheygivetheprize,—whethertothesight, thatrepresentedthemembersaslargeandgreatastheywoulddesire, ortothefeeling, whichrepresentedthemlittleandcontemptible? Aretheyoursensesthatsupplythesubjectwiththesedifferentconditions, andhavethesubjectsthemselves, nevertheless, butone? Asweseeinthebreadweeat, itisnothingbutbread, but, bybeingeaten, itbecomesbones, blood, flesh, hair; andnails:—
