 Thus the ideas, as well as children, of our youth, often die before us: and our minds represent to us those tombs to which we are approaching; where, though the brass and marble remain, yet the inscriptions are effaced by time, and the imagery moulders...  The Saturday Magazine - Page 1921833Full view - About this book
 | Dugald Stewart - Philosophy of mind - 1843 - 632 pages
...sometimes refreshed, vanish and disappear. Thus the ideas as well as children of our youth often die before us ; and our minds represent to us those tombs...where, though the brass and marble remain, yet the inscription's are effaced by time, and the imagery moulders away."* — Essay, &c. Book ii. chap. 10.... | |
 | John Seely Hart - Readers - 1845 - 404 pages
...last there remains nothing to be seen. Thus the ideas, as well as children of our youth, often die before us ; and our minds represent to us those tombs...are effaced by time, and the imagery moulders away. Pictures drawn in our minds are laid in fading colours, and, unless sometimes refreshed, vanish and... | |
 | Sir James Mackintosh - Canada - 1846 - 614 pages
...shadows do flying over a field of corn." — "The ideas, as well as children of our youth, often die before us, and our minds represent to us those tombs...are effaced by time, and the imagery moulders away. Pictures drawn in our minds are laid in fading colours, and, unless sometimes refreshed, vanish and... | |
 | Sir James Mackintosh - Canada - 1846 - 618 pages
...shadows do flying over a field of corn." — " The ideas, as well as children of our youth, often die before us, and our minds represent to us those tombs...which we are approaching ; where, though the brass and rnnrble remain, yet the inscriptions are effaced by time, and the imagery moulders away. Pictures drawn... | |
 | Sir James Mackintosh - Ethics - 1848 - 630 pages
...The ideas, as well as cnildren of our youth, often die before из, and our minds rc'present to ия those tombs to which we are approaching ; where, though...are effaced by time, and the imagery moulders away. Pictures drawn in our minds are laid in fnding colours, and, unless sometimes refreshed, vanish and... | |
 | John Locke - 1849 - 588 pages
...last there remains nothing to be seen. Thus the ideas, as well as children, of our youth often die before us; and our minds represent to us those tombs...moulders away. The pictures drawn in our minds are laid in fading colours; and if not sometimes refreshed, vanish and disappear. How much the constitution... | |
 | Robert Eldridge Aris Willmott - Country life - 1849 - 256 pages
...in our language for beauty of conception, aptness of application, and completeness of structure : " Our minds represent to us those tombs to which we...are effaced by time, and the imagery moulders away. How much the constitution of our bodies are concerned in this, and whether the temper of the brain... | |
 | William Maxwell - Virginia - 1850 - 502 pages
...fully render our English home. LOST IDEAS. The ideas, as well as children, of our youth, often die before us; and our minds represent to us those tombs...are effaced by time, and the imagery moulders away. — Locke. THOUGHTS. " Conscience," says St. Austin, " is like a wife ; the best of comforts, if good;... | |
 | rev. David Williams (M.A.) - 1850 - 162 pages
...(Essay Hum. Underst. ch 10, s. 5.) relating to the retentiveness of the memory; it begins thus : " Our minds represent to us those tombs to which we...are approaching; where, though the brass and marble re" main, yet the inscriptions are effaced by time, and the " imagination moulders away." The following... | |
 | Sir James Mackintosh - 1850 - 597 pages
...shadows do flying over a field of corn." — " The ideas, as well as children of our youth, often die before us, and our minds represent to us those tombs to which we are approaching j where, though the brass and marble remain, yet the inscriptions are effaced by time, and the imagery... | |
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