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Quotation from An Essay Concerning Human Understanding by John Locke
“though in that chamber he could dance excellently well, yet it was only whilst that trunk was there”
An Essay Concerning Human Understanding, Book II, Ch. XXXIII, §16 (Project Gutenberg #10615)
Locke's 'pleasant' example of context-bound skill produced by association.
Citation: "though in that chamber he could dance excellently well, yet it was only whilst that trunk was there" — John Locke, An Essay Concerning Human Understanding, Book II, Ch. XXXIII, §16 (Project Gutenberg #10615). (id an-essay-concerning-human-understanding-q12)
Portrait: Portrait of John Locke, Godfrey Kneller, Public domain.
