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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... "
The Addisonian miscellany, a selection from the Spectator, Tatler, and ... - Page 304
by Joseph Addison - 1801
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The Spectator, Volume 3

1726 - 350 pages
...Colours, makes the Surface (hine, and difcovers every ornamental Cloud, Spot and Vein that runs thro' the Body of it. Education, after the fame Manner,...upon a noble Mind, draws out to View every latent Vir* tue and Perfection, which without fuch Helps are never able ro make their Appearance. IF my Reader...
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The Spectator, Volume 3

1729 - 332 pages
...fhine,anddifcovers every ornamental Cloud, Spot and Vein that runs thro' the Body of it. Education, after thefame Manner, when it works upon a noble Mind, draws out to View every latent Virtue and Perfection, which without fuch Helps are never able to make their Appearance. IF my Reader will give...
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The Spectator, Volume 3

1739 - 336 pages
...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,...noble Mind, draws out to View every latent Virtue and Perfection, which without fuch Helps are never able to make their Appearance. IF my Reader will give...
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The Gentleman's Library: Containing Rules for Conduct in All Parts of Life ...

Gentleman - 1744 - 488 pages
...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...noble Mind, 'draws out to View every latent Virtue and Perfe<5r.ion, which without fuch Helps are never able to make their Appearance. Nor is the Want of...
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The Spectator, Volume 3

1778 - 350 pages
...fpot, and vein that runs through the Kody of it. Education, after the fame manner, when it •work? upon a noble mind, draws out to view every latent virtue and perfeftion, which without fuch helps | are never able to make their appearance. il If my reader will...
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Elegant Extracts: Or, Useful and Entertaining Passages in Prose, Selected ...

Vicesimus Knox - 1790 - 1058 pages
...inherent beauties, until the (kill of the polifher fetches out the colours, makes the furface mine, and difcovers every ornamental cloud, fpot, and vein,...runs through the body of it. Education, after the (ame manner, when it works upon a noble mind, draws out to view every latent virtue aïid perfection,...
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Medical Extracts: On the Nature of Health, with Practical ..., Volume 4

1797 - 332 pages
...inherent beauties, until the fkill of the polimer fetches out the colours, makes the furface fhine, and difcovers every ornamental cloud, fpot, and vein,...noble mind, draws out to view eve'ry latent virtue and perfection, which, without fuch helps, are never able to make their appearance. If the reader will...
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Elegant Extracts: Or, Useful and Entertaining Passages in Prose ..., Volume 1

1797 - 680 pages
...poliiher fetches out the colours, makes the furface fliine, and difcoverf every ornamental cloud, fp.it, and vein, that runs through the body of it. Education, after the lame manner, when it works upon a noble mind, draws out to view every Jatent virtue and perfection,...
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The English Reader: Or, Pieces in Prose and Poetry Selected from the Best ...

Lindley Murray - 1799 - 408 pages
...beauties, until the fkill of the poliflier fetches out the colours, makes the furface fhine, and dilcovers every ornamental cloud, fpot, and vein, that runs...noble mind, draws out to view every latent virtue and perfection, which, without fuch.helps, are never able to make their appearance. If my reader will give...
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The English Enchiridion; Being a Selection of Apothegms, Moral Maxims, Etc

John Feltham - 1799 - 146 pages
...the Deity, when in its natural state, as to abjure him when corrupted by vice. CCXXXIII. 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. ccxxxiv....
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