fix attention

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I have used an extreme case as a text, because I desire to fix attention on the error which parents and some doctors are apt to commit in cases of chronic ailments in children.

From Doctor and Patient by Mitchell, S. Weir (Silas Weir)

It was necessary to fix attention; and the mind can be captivated only by recollection, or by curiosity; by reviving natural sentiments, or impressing new appearances of things.

From Lives of the Poets, Volume 1 by Johnson, Samuel

Its mission is first to fix attention, and then to enlarge the circle of acquired knowledge.

From Sophisms of the Protectionists by White, Horace

It enables critics to fix attention on the precise value of the proposed remedy instead of discussing whether the suggested reform is necessary.

From A Grammar of Freethought by Cohen, Chapman

Of the numerous species of insects which swarm in these regions, few are remarkable for beauty; but many fix attention by their peculiar habits.

From Travels in Peru, on the Coast, in the Sierra, Across the Cordilleras and the Andes, into the Primeval Forests by Ross, Thomasina