Seven lectures on somnambulism / translated from the German of Dr. Arnold Wienholt; with a preface, introduction, notes, and an appendix; to which is now added a letter to Professor Gregory ... relative to his recent exposition of the experiments of Baron Reichenbach. By J.C. Colquhoun, Esq., advocate.

  • Wienholt, Arnold, 1895?-
Date:
1846
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Credit: Seven lectures on somnambulism / translated from the German of Dr. Arnold Wienholt; with a preface, introduction, notes, and an appendix; to which is now added a letter to Professor Gregory ... relative to his recent exposition of the experiments of Baron Reichenbach. By J.C. Colquhoun, Esq., advocate. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    Wilt walk through the world by the sunshine of what thou callest logic ? Thou wilt explain all, account for all, or believe nothing of it ? Nay, thou wilt even attempt laughter ! “ Whoso recognises the unfathomable, all-prevading domain of mystery, which is everywhere under our feet and among our hands ; to whom the universe is an oracle and a temple, as well as kitchen and cattle-stall—he shall be called a mystic, and delirious. To him thou, with sniffing charity, wilt protrusively proffer thy hand-lamp, and shriek, as one injured, when he kicks his foot through it. Wert thou not born ? Wilt thou not die ? Explain me all this—or do one of two things : Retire into private places with thy foolish cackle ; or, what were better, give it up; and weep not that the reign of won- der is done, and God’s world all disembellished and pro- saic, but that thou thyself art hitherto a sand-blind pe- dant.”—Carlyle.