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masterpiece, since no timid soul, in dread of being thought naïve, would dare inquire what "origins" were albeit the secret confessor within his breast compelled the awful self-acknowledgement of his having no idea into what else that "origins" of phenomena, in some sense of that highly indefinite word, man can inquire. That human reason can comprehend some causes is past denial; and when we are forced to recognize a given element in experience, it is reasonable to await positive evidence before we complicate our acknowledgment with qualifications. Otherwise why venture beyond direct observation? Thus, reason recommended our regarding