Hidden fields
Books Books
" ... a human soul without education like marble in the quarry, which shows none of its inherent beauties, until the skill of the polisher fetches out the colours, makes the surface shine, and discovers every ornamental cloud, spot, and vein that runs through... "
The Spectator - Page 181
1729
Full view - About this book

The English Reader, Or, Pieces in Prose and Poetry: Selected from the Best ...

Lindley Murray - English literature - 1827 - 276 pages
...every ornamental cloud, spot, and vein, that runs through the body of it. Education, after the same manner, when it works upon a noble mind, draws out...every latent virtue and perfection, which, without such helps, are never able to make their appearance. 2. If my reader will give me leave to change the...
Full view - About this book

The English Reader, Or, Pieces in Prose and Poetry: From the Best Writers ...

Lindley Murray - Readers - 1827 - 262 pages
...vein', that rims through the 'body of il*. Education', after the same manner', when it works upon ;i noble mind', draws out to view every latent virtue* and perfection', which', without such helps', are never able to make their appearance*. 2 If my reader will give me leave to change...
Full view - About this book

The Mental Guide: Being a Compend of the First Principles of Metaphysics ...

Psychology - 1828 - 394 pages
...every ornamental cloud, spot, and vein that runs through the body of it. Education, after the same manner, when it works upon a noble mind, draws out...every latent virtue and perfection, which without such helps are never able to make their appearance. If my reader will give me leave to change the allusion...
Full view - About this book

The English Reader

Lindley Murray - Readers - 1828 - 252 pages
...every ornamental cloud , spot, and vein, that runs through the body of it. Education , after the same manner, when it works upon a noble mind, draws out to view every latent virtue and perfectioiv, which, without such helps, are never able to make their appearance . The imfiortance of...
Full view - About this book

Murray's English Reader

Lindley Murray, Jeremiah Goodrich - English language - 1829 - 318 pages
...every ornamental cloud, spot, and vein, that runs through the body of it. Education, after the same manner, when it works upon a noble mind, draws out...every latent virtue and perfection, which, without such helps, are neV«T able to make their appearance. 2. If my reader will give me leave to change...
Full view - About this book

The Island Bride: In Six Cantos

John Hobart Caunter - 1830 - 254 pages
...discovers every ornamental cloud, spot and vein that runs through the body of it. Education, after the same manner, when it works upon a noble mind, draws out...every latent virtue and perfection, which, without such helps, are never able to make their appearance." — Spectator. NOTE 3. STANZA III. the noblest...
Full view - About this book

George IV.: Memoirs of His Life and Reign, Interspersed with Numerous ...

Hannibal Evans Lloyd - 1830 - 610 pages
...every ornamental cloud, spot, and vein, that runs through the body of it. — Education, after the same manner, when it works upon a noble mind, draws out...every latent virtue and perfection, which without such helps are never able to make their appearance." " If my reader will give me leave to change the...
Full view - About this book

George iv., memoirs of his life and reign

Hannibal Evans Lloyd - 1830 - 612 pages
...it works upon a noble mind, draws out to view every latent virtue and perfection, which without such helps are never able to make their appearance." " If my reader will give me leave to change the allusion so soon upon him, I shall make use of the same instance to illustrate the force of education,...
Full view - About this book

The English Instructor: Being a Collection of Pieces in Prose, Selected from ...

Readers - 1830 - 288 pages
...every ornamental cloud, spot, and vein, that run through the body of it '. Education, after the same manner, when it works upon a noble mind, draws out to view 2 every talent, virtue and perfection, which, without such help, are never able to make their appearance...
Full view - About this book

The Academical Reader: Comprising Selections from the Most Admired Authors ...

John J. Harrod - Readers - 1832 - 338 pages
...every ornamental cloud, spot, and vein, that runs through the body of it. Education, after the same manner, when it works upon a noble mind, draws out...every latent virtue and perfection, which, without such helps, are never able to make their appearance. 2. If my reader will give me leave to change the...
Full view - About this book




  1. My library
  2. Help
  3. Advanced Book Search
  4. Download EPUB
  5. Download PDF