The fancy is indeed no other than a mode of memory emancipated from the order of time and space.
About this quote
- What does it mean?
- Fancy is a type of memory freed from the usual order of time and space.
- In plain terms
- Fancy is memory without strict time or space rules.
- What can you take from it?
- Fancy allows memory to wander freely.
Where it applies
Putting it to work
Questions to consider
- How does fancy differ from imagination?
- Is memory ever truly free?
Another view
It underestimates the structured nature of how memory works.
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