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" I consider 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... "
Dufief's Nature Displayed in Her Mode of Teaching Language to Man; Or, A New ... - Page 501
by Nicolas Gouin Dufief - 1817
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The Spectator, Volume 3

1739 - 336 pages
...Beauties, 'till the Skill of the Poliflier fetches out the Colours, makes the Surface mine and difcovers every ornamental Cloud, Spot, and Vein that runs through the Body of it. Education, after the fame manner, when it works upon a noble Mind, draws out to View every latent Virtue and Perfection,...
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The Gentleman's Library: Containing Rules for Conduct in All Parts of Life ...

Gentleman - Conduct of life - 1744 - 488 pages
...Beauties, till" the Skill of the Polifher fetches out the Colours, makes the Surface fhine, 'and difcovers every ornamental Cloud, Spot, and Vein that runs through the Body of it : So Education, after the fame Manner, when it works upon a noble Mind, 'draws out to View every latent...
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A Rhetorical Grammar: In which the Common Improprieties in Reading and ...

John Walker - Elocution - 1801 - 424 pages
...other classes without a manifest impropriety. Thus, in the following sentence from Mr. Addison : " I consider a human soul without education " like marble...quarry; which shows none " of its inherent beauties till the skill of the po" lisher fetches out the colours, makes the sur" face shine, and discovers...
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Adèle et Théodore: ou Lettres sur l'éducation, Volume 4

Stéphanie Félicité comtesse de Genlis - Education - 1801 - 414 pages
...tho quarry which shews none of its inherent beauties , till the skill of the polisher fetches out (he colours .makes the surface shine and discovers every ornamental cloud , spot and ri>in that runs througt the body of it. Education after the same manner when it works upon a noble...
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Select British Classics, Volume 13

English literature - 1803 - 402 pages
...subdue the mind. I CONSIDER an human sonl vdthout education like marble in the quarry, which shews none of its inherent beauties, until the skill of...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 perfection,...
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NL orphan barcodes on file at ReCAP

1804 - 412 pages
...get clear of this business handsomely, ' Yours, STEELE. ' Tom Meggot,' STORY OF TWO NEGROES. Nb. 215. I CONSIDER a human soul without education, like marble...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 perfection,...
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Beauties of British Prose

Sydney Melmoth - English prose literature - 1805 - 368 pages
...heart cease its motion, when it ceases to feel thy amiable energy! THE FORCE. OF EDUCATION. Addhon. I CONSIDER a human soul without education like marble in the quarry, which shews none of its in- ' herent beauties, until the skill of the polibher fetches. out the colours,...
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Letters on the Improvement of the Mind: Addressed to a Lady

Mrs. Chapone (Hester) - Conduct of life - 1806 - 252 pages
...Marble in the Quarry, which shews none of its inherent Beauties till the Skill of the Polisher fe"i,hes out the Colours, makes the Surface shine, -and discovers...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 Perfection,...
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Letters on the Improvement of the Mind: Addressed to a Lady

Mrs. Chapone (Hester) - Conduct of life - 1806 - 240 pages
...human Soul without Education, like Marble in the Quarry, which shews none of its inherent Beauties till the Skill of the Polisher fetches out the Colours,...Surface shine, and discovers every ornamental Cloud, Spotj and Vein that runs through the Body of it. Education, after the same Manner, when il works upon...
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The Rising Sun,: A Serio-comic Satiric Romance, Volume 1

Eaton Stannard Barrett - 1807 - 602 pages
...says the famous Essayist, " a human soul without education, like marble in the quarry, which shews none of its inherent beauties, until the skill of...that runs through the body of it. Education, , after the same manner, when it works upon a noble mini, draws out fo view every latent virtue and perfection,...
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