ratiocinate

“But then it follows, not from hence neither, that the Soul accustomed to internal recollection, that can no longer ratiocinate, should always be meditating on, and considering (as the other Spiritualists say) the most holy Misteries of our Saviour.”

The spiritual guide which disentangles the soul / by Michael de Molinos ; edited with an introduction by Kathleen Lyttelton and a note by H. Scott Holland.

“But don't ratiocinate with me -- I cannot bear it.”

Merry Men

“But I give you warning -- Stasie may weep and Henri ratiocinate -- it will not serve you twice.”

Merry Men

“The Cobbler put the forefinger of the right hand on the forefinger of the left; it is the gesture of a man about to ratiocinate or demonstrate, as Quintilian, in his remarks on the oratory of fingers, probably observes; or if he has failed to do so, it is a blot in his essay.”

What Will He Do with It? — Complete

“The Cobbler put the forefinger of the right hand on the forefinger of the left; it is the gesture of a man about to ratiocinate or demonstrate, as”

What Will He Do with It? — Volume 01

“Imagine, then, that the Whiggery of Bow Street were to rise up against the proposition that their science was to be deduced from 'certain propensities of human nature,' and thereon were to ratiocinate as follows: --”

Miscellaneous Writings and Speeches — Volume 2

“Critical thinking means to ratiocinate, as opposed to merely engaging in rationalizing ...”

Denver Post: News: Breaking: Local

“quite often, when i have suspected that conduct was conspiratorial, it turned out to be the result of unimaginable levels of ignorance, unimaginable inabilities to ratiocinate.”

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