...young gentleman whom he couched with congenital cataracts " knew not the shape of any object, nor any thing from another, however different in shape or...carefully observe, that he might know them again." When shown his father's picture and told what it was, he acknowledged a likeness, but did not mistake...

...young gentleman whom he couched with congenital cataracts " knew not the shape of any object, nor any thing from another, however different in shape or...carefully observe, that he might know them again." When shown his father's picture and told what it was, he acknowledged a likeness, but did not mistake...

...or guess what it was in any object that was pleasing to him. He knew not the shape of any thing, nor any one thing from another, however different in shape...but upon being told what things were, whose form he knew before from feeling, he would carefully observe that he might know them again; but having too...

...him. He knew not the shape of any thing, nor any one thing from another however different in shape and magnitude ; but upon being told what things were,...objects to learn at once, he forgot many of them. * * * * * We thought he soon knew what pictures represented, which were shewn to him, but we found...

...however different in shape or size ; but upon being told what things those were whose form he knew before from feeling, he would carefully observe that he might know them again. Having often forgot which was the cat, which the dog, he was ashamed to ask, but catching the cat (which...

...jects whatever touched his eye (as he expressed it), as what he felt touched his skin. He knew not one thing from another, however different in shape...would carefully observe that he might know them again. Two months after being couched, his attention seems to have been drawn to the effects of painting,...

...being told what things were, whose forms he before knew by feeling, he would carefully observe them that he might know them -again ; but having too many...to learn at once, he forgot many of them, and, as be said, at first he learned to know, and then forgot a thousand things in. a day. One particular only,...

...or guess what it was in any object that was pleasing to him. He knew not the shape of any thing, nor any one thing from another, however different in shape or magnitude ; but on being told what things were, whose form he before knew from feeling, he would carefully observe,...

...however different in shape or size ; but upon being told what things those were whose form he knew before from feeling, he would carefully observe that he might know them again. Having often forgot which was the cat, which the dog, he was ashamed to ask, but catching the cat (which...

...object that was pleasing to him. He knew not the shape of any thing, nor any one thing from another. But upon being told what things were, whose form he...objects to learn at once, he forgot many of them. Having often forgot which was the cat and which the dog, he was ashamed to ask ; but catching the cat...