Dialogue

  1 1|    understands English cannot but know that DOUBTING signifies
  2 1|           sciences? But these you know are universal intellectual
  3 1|          things, or pretending to know nothing of them. Is not
  4 1|          is no doubt: but I would know whether you take the things
  5 1|          if there be, pray let me know that reason.~HYL. Whatever
  6 1|          no difficult matter. You know the least pain cannot exist
  7 1|           heat, is no pleasure, I know not how to convince you
  8 1|         as distinct from these, I know nothing of them, neither
  9 1|        food?~HYL. I acknowledge I know not how.~PHIL. In the next
 10 1|     regard to these, I would fain know whether what hath been said
 11 1|          but common language, you know, is framed by, and for the
 12 1|      except sensible qualities. I know you asserted there was not;
 13 1|         Only be pleased to let me know, whether the same colours
 14 1|       think it hath, I would fain know farther from you, what certain
 15 1|   understanding of this, you must know sensible qualities are by
 16 1|      through a microscope.~HYL. I know not how to maintain it;
 17 1|           a little embarrassed: I know not how to quit my old notions.~
 18 1|       plain contradiction?~HYL. I know not what to think of it.~
 19 1|       pleased therefore to let me know wherein that relation consists.~
 20 1|          sense.~PHIL. Pray let me know any sense, literal or not
 21 1|           Hylas?~HYL. I declare I know not what to say. I once
 22 1|            in short I find that I know nothing of it.~PHIL. It
 23 1|          positive, of Matter; you know neither what it is in itself,
 24 1|        conceive?~HYL. I profess I know not what to think; but still
 25 1|           mind. By sense you only know that you are affected with
 26 1|          It doth not; but still I know, upon seeing an object,
 27 1|       with regard to both?~HYL. I know not what to answer.~PHIL.
 28 1|     Philonous, can we perceive or know nothing beside our ideas?~
 29 1|            I would therefore fain know what arguments you can draw
 30 1|      Philonous, I am at a loss. I know not what to say to this.~
 31 1|      point? Do. you not perfectly know your own ideas?~HYL. I know
 32 1|       know your own ideas?~HYL. I know them perfectly; since what
 33 1|         what I do not perceive or know can be no part of my idea.~
 34 1|      silenced.~PHIL. I would fain know what more you would require
 35 2|         things that, I profess, I know not how to reject it.~PHIL.
 36 2|         how to reject it.~PHIL. I know not what way you mean.~HYL.
 37 2|           it?~PHIL. I would first know whether I rightly understand
 38 2|           mind. Now, I would fain know whether you think it reasonable
 39 2|      Besides spirits, all that we know or conceive are our own
 40 2|         GOD?~PHIL. I would gladly know that opinion: pray explain
 41 2|      deceived by our senses, and, know not the real natures or
 42 2| independently of my mind, since I know myself not to be their author,
 43 2|          right.~PHIL. Pray let me know what reasoning your belief
 44 2|          various ideas, whereof I know I am not the cause; neither
 45 2|       them: of which I pretend to know no more than that it is
 46 2|            PHIL. Now, I desire to know, in the first place, whether,
 47 2|        will not so much as let me know WHAT IT IS you would have
 48 2|         to pretend to believe you know not what and you know not
 49 2|         you know not what and you know not why.~HYL. Hold, Philonous.
 50 2|  altogether nothing. It is true I know not the particular kind
 51 2|      principal term)—I would fain know what you mean by affirming
 52 2|          unthinking being?~HYL. I know nothing of its nature.~PHIL.
 53 2|           been only supposing you know not what, for no manner
 54 2|          it. If mediately, let me know by what reasoning it is
 55 2|          I desire you will let me know what those qualities are,
 56 2|    ashamed to own my ignorance. I know not where it exists; only
 57 2|    ashamed to own my ignorance. I know not what is meant by its
 58 2|           an obscure surmise of I know not what, MATTER.~PHIL.
 59 2|        pretending to maintain you know not what, for you know not
 60 2|        you know not what, for you know not what reason, to you
 61 2|           not what reason, to you know not what purpose. Can this
 62 2|         the same time you neither know WHAT IS MEANT by MATTER,
 63 2|           possible, for aught you know, may actually exist.~PHIL.
 64 2|          I desire you will let me know what is.~HYL. I acknowledge
 65 3|    pursuit of it, when, alas I we know nothing all the while: nor
 66 3|           possible for us ever to know anything in this life. Our
 67 3|        PHIL. What! Say you we can know nothing, Hylas?~HYL. There
 68 3|          the world whereof we can know the real nature, or what
 69 3|           tell me I do not really know what fire or water is?~HYL.
 70 3|           is?~HYL. You may indeed know that fire appears hot, and
 71 3|           to THAT.~PHIL. Do I not know this to be a real stone
 72 3|           to be a real tree?~HYL. KNOW? No, it is impossible you
 73 3|           or any man alive should know it. All you know is, that
 74 3|           should know it. All you know is, that you have such a
 75 3|    therefore pretend to affirm or know anything of them, as they
 76 3|           their senses? And yet I know not how it is, but men eat,
 77 3|          HYL. They do so: but you know ordinary practice does not
 78 3|         of life. But philosophers know better things.~PHIL. You
 79 3|      things.~PHIL. You mean, they KNOW that they KNOW NOTHING.~
 80 3|         mean, they KNOW that they KNOW NOTHING.~HYL. That is the
 81 3|      seriously persuaded that you know nothing real in the world?
 82 3|       another man; and do you not know what it is you call for?~
 83 3|           must I tell you, that I know not the real nature of any
 84 3|            I declare positively I know not. And the same is true
 85 3|     nature of everything, but you know not whether anything really
 86 3|    perceive by my senses. These I know; and, finding they answer
 87 3|   discourse of, are things that I know. And I should not have known
 88 3|      ideas are. I do nevertheless know that I, who am a spirit
 89 3|           exist as certainly as I know my ideas exist. Farther,
 90 3|           ideas exist. Farther, I know what I mean by the terms
 91 3|         terms I AND MYSELF; and I know this immediately or intuitively,
 92 3|          have a notion of Him, or know Him by reflexion and reasoning.
 93 3|       inactive being or idea; nor know it, as you do yourself,
 94 3|     reasoning from that which you know immediately. All which makes
 95 3|          Many things, for aught I know, may exist, whereof neither
 96 3|   thinking principle, I evidently know by reflexion. You will forgive
 97 3|          by means of an idea, but know it by reflexion.~HYL. Notwithstanding
 98 3|       often must I repeat, that I know or am conscious of my own
 99 3|           operates about ideas. I know that I, one and the same
100 3|        Matter. On the contrary, I know that nothing inconsistent
101 3|         inconsistency. Farther, I know what I mean when I affirm
102 3|    perceives ideas. But, I do not know what is meant when it is
103 3|           existence of things, or know any thing of their real
104 3|     Besides, that which to you, I know not for what reason, seems
105 3|          Spirit, you Matter, or I know not what (I may add too,
106 3|          what (I may add too, you know not what) Third Nature.
107 3|          pleasure in His mind. To know everything knowable, is
108 3|          philosophers, who do not know what they would be at? Your
109 3|       believe our senses: that we know nothing of the real nature
110 3|          cases, my aim is only to know what ideas are connected
111 3|            the more he is said to know of the nature of things.
112 3|         preconceived notion of (I know not what) one single, unchanged,
113 3|      unknown, it is impossible to know how far our ideas resemble
114 3|          not; I would tell you, I know not what you mean by THE
115 3|        intelligible, I would fain know.~HYL. Nay, if that be all,
116 3|          common custom, which you know is the rule of language,
117 3|         great difficulty, which I know not how you will get over.
118 3|          principles.~PHIL. Let me know this mighty difficulty.~
119 3|           it, I do not distinctly know.~PHIL. What would you have?
120 3|   peculiar repugnancy, though you know not where it lies. To take
121 3|      creation.~PHIL. I would fain know why you are not quite satisfied.
122 3|        and Immaterialism: but you know not where it lies. Is this
123 3|     instead of it obtrude on us I know not what; something equally
124 3|       particular things which you know not how to reconcile with
125 3|          you insist on? Alas! you know not where or what they are;
126 3|         to the term MATTER that I know not how to part with it:
127 3|          with the vulgar. I would know how the case stands in that