phænomena
of sensuous experience. The greatest loss which modern philosophy has through wilful scorn sustained, is the grand distinction of the ancient philosophers between the
and
This gives the true sense of Pliny—
venerare Deos
(that is, their statues, and the like,)
et numina Deorum
, that is, those spiritual influences which are represented by the images and persons of Apollo, Minerva, and the rest.