Combe, George, 1788-1858 · New York : Colyer · leaf 129
prise and astonishment inordinary discourse ; deeply affected by tales ofwonder ; delighting in the Arabian Nights Enter-tainments, and the mysterious incidents abound-ing in the Waverley Novels ; and in them I havauniformly found the part of the brain in question 132 WONDER. largely developed.… … mind is to believe it without examination ; andan effort of philosophy is necessary to resistthe belief, instead of evidence being requisite toproduce it. The organ may lead to belief infabulous narratives, in ghosts, inspirations, en- WONDER. 133 chantments, and astrology. In some individuals,in…
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