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" 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... "
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The Spectator, Volume 3

1726 - 350 pages
...difcovers every ornamental Cloud, Spot and Vein that runs thro' the Body of it. Education, after the fame Manner, when it works 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
...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 me Leave to change the Allufion fo foon upon him, I mall make TTfe of the fame Inftance to illuftrate the Force of Education,...
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The Spectator, Volume 3

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

Gentleman - Conduct of life - 1744 - 488 pages
...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 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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Letters on the Improvement of the Mind: Addressed to a Young Lady ...

Mrs. Chapone (Hester) - Conduct of life - 1778 - 236 pages
...EDUCATION, AFTER THlE SAME MANNER, WHEN IT WORKS UPON A NO' BLE MIND, DRAWS OUT TO VIEW 2VERY'LA> TENT VIRTUE AND PERFECTION, WHICH WITHOUT SUCH HELPS ARE NEVER ABLE TO MAKE THEIR APPEARANCE. APDISON. IN TWO VOLUMES. By Mrs. CHAPON E. THE SEVENTH EDITION. LONDON: Prinied for J. WALTER, ai Homer's...
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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 - English prose literature - 1790 - 1058 pages
...every ornamental cloud, fpot, and vein, that 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 aļid perfection, which, without fuch blips, are never able to make their appearance. If my reader...
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Medical Extracts: On the Nature of Health, with Practical ..., Volume 4

1797 - 332 pages
...every ornamental cloud, fpot, and vein, that runs through the body of it. Education, after the fame manner, when it works upon a noble mind, draws out...eve'ry latent virtue and perfection, which, without fuch helps, are never able to make their appearance. If the reader will give me leave to change the...
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Elegant Extracts: Or, Useful and Entertaining Passages in Prose ..., Volume 1

English literature - 1797 - 680 pages
...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, which, without fuch helps, are never able to make their appearance. If...
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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...such helps, are never able to make their appearance. — Addison. ccxxxiv. He that supports an infant, enables him to live here; but he that educates him,...
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