 ... faces. But the remedy is not to remand him into his dungeon, but to accustom him to the rays of the sun. The blaze of truth and liberty may at first dazzle and bewilder nations which have become half blind in the house of bondage. But let them gaze...  Essays, Critical and Miscellaneous - Page 13by Thomas Babington Macaulay Baron Macaulay - 1846 - 758 pagesFull view - About this book
 | William Swinton - Readers - 1883 - 504 pages
...his cell, he can not bear the light of day : he is unable to discriminate colors, or recognize 343 faces. But the remedy is, not to remand him into his...years men learn to reason. The extreme violence of opinions subsides. Hostile theories correct each other. The scattered elements of truth cease to contend,... | |
 | Thomas Babington Macaulay (baron [essays]) - 1883 - 876 pages
...The blaze of truth and liberty may at first dazzle and bewilder nations which have become half-blind emphatically spuken by the first statesman of the...lieeii transmitted to Clive in Bengal, and ¡ml greatl opinions subside:*. Hostile theories correct each other. The scattered elements of truth cease to contend,... | |
 | Thomas Babington Macaulay (baron [essays], Milton.), Alexander Mackie - English language - 1884 - 216 pages
...him into his dungeon, but to accustom him to the rays of the sun. The blaze of truth and liberty 25 may at first dazzle and bewilder nations which have...years men learn to reason. The extreme violence of opinions subsides. Hostile theories correct each other. The scattered elements of truth cease to conflict,... | |
 | Thomas Babington Macaulay Baron Macaulay - English literature - 1885 - 504 pages
...for the evils which newly acquired freedom produces ; and that cure is freedom. When a prisoner first leaves his cell he cannot bear the light of day :...each other. The scattered elements of truth cease to contend, and begin to coalesce. And at length a system of justice and order is educed out of the chaos.... | |
 | Literature - 1885 - 544 pages
...leaves his cell, he cannot bear the light of day ; he is unable to discriminate colors or recognize faces. But the remedy is not to remand him into his...to coalesce ; and at length a system of justice and order is educed out of the chaos. Many politicians of our time are in the habit of laying it down as... | |
 | South Carolina Bar Association - Bar associations - 1886 - 742 pages
...The blaze of truth and liberty may at first dazzle and bewilder nations which have become half-blind in the house of bondage; but, let them gaze on. and...to coalesce ; and at length a system of justice and order is educed out of chaos. Many politicians of our time are in the habit of laying it down as a... | |
 | Robert Cochrane - Authors, English - 1887 - 572 pages
...cell he cannot bear the light of day : he is unable to discriminate colours, or recognise faces. Bnt criptions, are given with such brevity, and introduced...to adorn without loading the sense they accompany. opinions subsides. Hostile theories correct each other. The scattered elements of truth cease to conflict,... | |
 | Blanche Wilder Bellamy, Maud Wilder Goodwin - Readers - 1890 - 410 pages
...The blaze of truth and liberty may at first dazzle and bewilder nations which have become half-blind in the house of bondage ; but let them gaze on, and...to coalesce; and at length a system of justice and order is educed out of the chaos. Many politicians of our time are in the habit of laying it down as... | |
 | Emma J. Todd, W. B. Powell - 1890 - 522 pages
...cannot bear the light of day : he is unable to discriminate colors, or recognize faces. The remedy is, to accustom him to the rays of the sun. The blaze...years men learn to reason. The extreme violence of opinions subsides. Hostile theories correct each other. The scattered elements of truth cease to contend,... | |
 | Thomas Babington Macaulay Baron Macaulay - English literature - 1890 - 1100 pages
...Tho blaze of truth and liberty may at first dazzle and bewilder nations which have become halfblind in the house of bondage. But let them gaze on, and...years men learn to reason. The extreme violence of opinions subsides. Hostile theories correct each other. The scattered elements of truth cease to conflict,... | |
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