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SOCRATES: Yes, my friend, but at present we are enumerating only the natural perceptions, and have nothing to do with reflection.

From Philebus by Jowett, Benjamin

While we are enumerating the various causes of Textual depravity, we may not fail to specify this.

From The Causes of the Corruption of the Traditional Text of the Holy Gospels Being the Sequel to The Traditional Text of the Holy Gospels by Miller, Edward

This is one of those enormous drawbacks that people seldom take into account when they are enumerating the blessings of superstition.

From Diderot and the Encyclopædists (Vol 1 of 2) by Morley, John