The art of memory. : A treatise useful for all, especially such as are to speak in public... / By Marius D'Assigny.

  • Marius D'Assigny
Date:
1699
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Credit: The art of memory. : A treatise useful for all, especially such as are to speak in public... / By Marius D'Assigny. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    Perfon{peaking, we may fix the Ideas’ of things to be remembred on his Head,” Fore- head, Eys, Mouth, Chin} and fo down- wards on all his Members. Bue ifithis way of Remembrance be beneficial, tis bef when the Places where we defign to leave and commit our Ideas are more known and familiar to us: As for example, the Town where we live, or the City that we ate beft acquainted with; our Mind muft as it were enter by the Gate; and proceed to the feve- ral Streets and Quarters of the Ciry, matk- ing the public Places, Churches, Friends Houfes, ee. by this means we may have an infinite number of Places to. commit our Ideas. And becaufe al] Directions are beft underftood by Examples, 1 fhall re- commerid thefe,’ chac this Method of re- membring may better be comprehended. Suppofe therfore a large and empty Honfe, unto which we muft noc go often but fel- dom ; fuppofe at the entrance there is one ‘Room about three foot from the Door, the fecorid about'12 or 15 foot, being ina Cor- ner, the third being di ftane about the fame number of feet ; and fo likewife che fourth, fifth, fixth, feventh, and as many as-you pleafe, fancying upon them the number that denotes and difti inguifhes the Rooms and Corners the One from the other, thar there may be no Miftake nor Confufion in our re- membrance ; SS eo —— FLT a arte mace) watt Sate TS S3 S = mee — < = ny <= c —