For example, in the case supposed above, of an accident occurring to a child, there would be thousands of objects present, and all cognisable by the senses; but not one of all these that were unknown, that is, that had not previously undergone the process of individuation, is found to form part of the remembered group.
"A Practical Enquiry into the Philosophy of Education"
James Gall
Rational, I say; for the reason of man tells him, and has always told him, that he is a supernatural being, if by nature is meant that which is cognisable by his five senses: that his coming into this world, his relation to it, his exit from it-which are the three most important facts about him-are supernatural, not to be explained by any deductions from the impressions of his senses.
"The Ancien Regime"
Charles Kingsley
One innovation, however, the most hazardous of all, because it was directly cognisable by the senses of the common people, had not yet been attempted.
"The History of England from the Accession of James II. Volume 1 (of 5)"
Thomas Babington Macaulay