subject of thought

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The degradation caused by its excess is a far more serious subject of thought, and of future fear.

From The Crown of Wild Olive also Munera Pulveris; Pre-Raphaelitism; Aratra Pentelici; The Ethics of the Dust; Fiction, Fair and Foul; The Elements of Drawing by Ruskin, John

But this failure to find her was a never-ending subject of thought, as well as of somewhat angry satire when the opportunity offered.

From By Right of Sword by Marchmont, Arthur W. (Arthur Williams)

In either case, whether in the "fringe" of consciousness or entirely outside of consciousness, these unperceived sensations will be found to be sensory images that have no connection with the present subject of thought.

From The Trained Memory Being the Fourth of a Series of Twelve Volumes on the Applications of Psychology to the Problems of Personal and Business Efficiency by Hilton, Warren

Major-General W. S. Rosecrans, "Commanding Department of the Cumberland: "Sir—Your attack upon me, on the morning of the 21st instant, has been the subject of thought since.

From The Citizen-Soldier or, Memoirs of a Volunteer by Beatty, John

Not only does experience offer itself to us as the subject of thought; our contact with the world is also the stimulus of feeling.

From The Gate of Appreciation Studies in the Relation of Art to Life by Noyes, Carleton Eldredge