"When we come to be instructed by Philosophers, we must bring the old light of common sense along with us, and by it judge of the new light which the Philosopher communicates to us."
Essays on the Intellectual Powers of Man
4 entries in ESTC (1785, 1786, 1790, 1793).<br>
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See Thomas Reid, <u>Essays on the Intellectual Powers of Man</u> (Edinburgh and London: Printed for John Bell, and G.G.J. & J. Robinson, 1785). &lt;<a href="http://books.google.com/books?id=2A4cAQAAMAAJ">Link to Google Books</a>&gt;