The first sense is sight: and the sensoria
or organs of sight are the nerves of the brain and the eyes. Now
sight is primarily perception of colour, but along with the colour it
discriminates the body that has colour, and its size and form, and
locality, and the intervening space and the number Nemes.,
ch. 71.: also whether it is in motion or
at rest, rough or smooth, even or uneven, sharp or blunt, and finally
whether its composition is watery or earthy, that is, wet or
dry.