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1 II, VII | do with;—that we, finding imperfection, dissatisfaction, and want 2 II, XI | and judgment. How much the imperfection of accurately discriminating 3 II, XXI | it would be as great an imperfection, as the want of indifferency. 4 II, XXI | by the will, would be an imperfection on the other side. A man 5 II, XXI | either; and it would be an imperfection in him, if he wanted that 6 II, XXI | it would be as great an imperfection, if he had the same indifferency, 7 III, VI | the various meaning and imperfection of words, when we have nothing 8 III, IX | Chapter IX~Of the Imperfection of Words ~1. Words are used 9 III, IX | is easy to perceive what imperfection there is in language, and 10 III, IX | examine the perfection or imperfection of words, it is necessary 11 III, IX | himself: and there will be no imperfection in them, if he constantly 12 III, IX | in what follows.~4. The imperfection of words is the doubtfulness 13 III, IX | signification, which is the imperfection we here are speaking of, 14 III, IX | Natural causes of their imperfection, especially in those that 15 III, IX | these cases we shall find an imperfection in words; which I shall 16 III, IX | liable to doubtfulness and imperfection, for the two first of these 17 III, IX | naturally liable to this imperfection, to be of doubtful and uncertain 18 III, IX | use of them.~15. With this imperfection, they may serve for civil, 19 III, IX | natural and almost unavoidable imperfection in almost all the names 20 III, IX | are liable to yet greater imperfection and uncertainty, especially 21 III, IX | use of them.~21. Why this imperfection charged upon words. The 22 III, IX | why I charge this as an imperfection rather upon our words than 23 III, X | abuse of words. Besides the imperfection that is naturally in language, 24 III, X | difficulties (such is the imperfection of human knowledge,) which 25 III, X | added much to the natural imperfection of languages, whilst it 26 III, X | concerning materia prima; which imperfection or abuse, how far it may 27 III, X | the mind, to remove that imperfection as much as it can, makes 28 III, X | far from diminishing the imperfection of our words, that by a 29 III, X | this consideration of the imperfection and abuse of language. The 30 III, X | hardly be admitted as an imperfection or abuse of it. I confess, 31 III, XI | leave them not without great imperfection as they stand for things. 32 IV, III | mathematical truths, not out of any imperfection of their faculties, or uncertainty 33 IV, V | a great evidence of the imperfection and uncertainty of our ideas 34 IV, VII | such ideas are marks of our imperfection; at least, this is enough 35 IV, XVII| obscurity, confusion, or imperfection of the ideas it is employed