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quently, than the inferior animals. His knowledge of truth 
from experience must, consequently, be more extensive. 
The belief which arises in the mind from the testimony 
of experience, is the most secure and permanent, and upon 
which all act with unreserved confidence. So rapidly does 
the mind judge in such cases, that the evidence is said to 
be intuitive. Here the memory renders powerful assist- 
ance. 
The indications of experience, however, may deceive, 
since, as I have already pointed out, the senses frequently 
communicate impressions which do not correspond with the 
actual state of things, and the mind, by employing these 
materials, may arrive at very erroneous conclusions. In 
these cases, when there is no chance of deception, the conti- 
dence in experience is unlimited, and to these the phrase 
intuitive evidence ought to be restricted. In other cases, 
we do not entertain such firm belief, until by repeated trials 
we have satisfied ourselves that all sources of error have 
been avoided. 
The inferior animals possess a knowledge of truth, but 
in amore limited degree than man. They do not direct 
their organs of perception to so many objects, or examine 
the same object under such a variety of aspects. But that 
they possess much knowledge derived from experience, all 
will be ready to admit, who have traced the operations of 
memory which they exhibit. Besides, we witness its dis- 
play in the caution of an old horse, in comparison of a 
young one,—and of the older animals which we wish to en- 
snare, compared with the more ignorant ones which more 
easily fall into our hands. The absence of experience en- 
ables us to deceive the latter; its presence in the former, 
teaches them to avoid the error. 
From the knowledge which the mind possesses of time 
and power, aided by experience, we confidently expect that 
