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" ... 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
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The Works of Joseph Addison: The Spectator

Joseph Addison - 1854 - 626 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...
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The Spectator: With a Biographical and Critical Preface, and Explanatory ...

1854 - 630 pages
...spot, and vein that runs through the body of it. Education, after the same manner, when it works xipon 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...
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The practical stenographer

David Hammond - 1855 - 64 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...
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The Spectator

Joseph Addison - 1856 - 628 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...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...
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The Spectator

Joseph Addison - 1856 - 622 pages
...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,...
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Guide to the French Language ...

J. J. P. Le Brethon - 1858 - 416 pages
...nuance through the body of it.) Education, (after the same manner), when dont il est parsemé de même it works upon a noble mind, (draws out to view) every latent virtue opérer âme mettre au jour and perfection, which, without such helps, are never able (to make son...
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Advanced Reading Book: Literary and Scientific

Advanced reading book - Readers - 1860 - 458 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...
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Guide to French translation

L. Contanseau - 1860 - 232 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. The philosopher, or the hero, the wise, the good,...
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Lucius Or The Roman Convert. A Tale. To which is Added Giannetto's Courtship ...

Lucius, James Marshall - 1860 - 500 pages
...them only where questions of property in lifeless possessions are concerned. CHAPTER III. Education, when 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. — ADDISON. WHATEVER is good in itself is either...
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Literary Class Book; Or, Readings in English Literature: To which is ...

Robert Sullivan - 1861 - 532 pages
...vein that runs through the body of it. Education, after the same manner, when it works upon a nofele 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...
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