He looked up, and saw a considerable crowd collected in a semicircle. "Why that is near our house," he said, and quickened his steps. When he got near he saw that all the people's eyes were bent on No. He dashed into the crowd. "What on earth is the matter?" he cried. "The matter? Plenty's the matter, young man," cried one. "Murder's the matter," said another.英文原著 · 《Hard Cash》
None of your ---- impudence to me. ---- your ---- eyes, what do you mean by telling me that? You know what you ha' done, and now you are going to the Salvation Army. I'll let them know you, you dirty rascal." The man shifted his pipe. "What's the matter?" "Matter!" screamed the virago hoarsely." ---- yer life, don't you know what's the matter? I'll matter ye, you ---- hound. By God! I will, as sure as I'm alive.英文原著 · 《In Darkest England and The Way Out》
PART II: Inorganic Physics
�� 204 The unity of attraction and repulsion is gravity. �� 205 Matter is only (1) matter existing in itself or general; (2) elementary matter, and (3)
Individualised matter.英文原著 · 《Philosophy of Nature》
And what is this state implanted in Matter? It is either real, or unreal: if real, absolutely bodiless: if unreal, it is introduced to no purpose; Matter is all there is; Quality therefore is nothing. The same is true of State, for that is even more unreal; the alleged Fourth Category more so. Matter then is the sole Reality. But how do we come to know this? Certainly not from Matter itself. How, then? From Intellect?英文原著 · 《THE SIX ENNEADS》
That the right of property is not founded upon occupation, but upon the impress of man; 2. That every man has a natural and inalienable right to the use of matter. Now, if matter can be appropriated, and if, notwithstanding, all men retain an inalienable right to the use of this matter, what is property?--and if matter can be appropriated only by labor, how long is this appropriation to continue?--questions that will confuse and confound all jurists whatsoever. Then M. Wolowski cites his authorities. Great God! what witnesses he brings forward! First, M.英文原著 · 《What is Property》
Thus, on this theory, matter and electricity are identified; and a great simplification of our conception of the physical structure of Nature is reached. Moreover, from our present point of view, a common basis for matter suggests or implies a common origin, and a process of development possibly intelligible to our minds. The idea of the evolution of matter becomes much more probable.英文原著 · 《Darwin and Modern Science》