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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 colors, makes the surface shine, and discovers every ornamental cloud, spot, and vein, that... "
The Island Bride: In Six Cantos - Page 218
by John Hobart Caunter - 1830 - 244 pages
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Letters on the Improvement of the Mind: Addressed to a Lady

Mrs. Chapone (Hester) - 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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American Lady's Preceptor: A Compilation of Observations, Essays, and ...

1811 - 386 pages
...might grow. LITERARY MISCELLANY. EDUCATION. ADDISON observes, that a human soul without education, is like marble in a quarry, which shows none of its inherent beauties until the skill of the polisher makes the surface shine, and discovers every ornamental "spot and vein that runs through the body of...
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The Spanish language, la gramática inglesa, and the English reader

Nicolas Gouin Dufief - 1811 - 606 pages
...The Advantages of a Good Education. v 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 fetehes out the colours, makes the surface shine, and discovers every ornamental cloud, spot, and vein,...
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The Arts and Sciences Abridged: With a Selection of Pieces, from Celebrated ...

Charles Peirce - 1811 - 266 pages
...education.-:. CONSIDER a human, soul, without education*-, like marble in the quarry ; which shews none of its inherent beauties, until the skill of the polisher fetches out the colors, makes tlie surface shine, and discovers evety ornamental cloud, spot, and vein, that runs through...
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The English Reader, Or Pieces in Prose and Poetry: Selected from the Best ...

Lindley Murray - 1815 - 276 pages
...without education, like ram? ble in the quarry ; which shows none of its iuherent beauties, untill the skill of the polisher fetches out the colours* makes the surface fhine, and discovers every ornamental cloud, spot, and vein, that runs through the body of it. Education',...
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Elegant extracts, Volume 55

Elegant extracts - 1816 - 1082 pages
...a good Education. I consider an human soul without education like marble in the quarry, which shews none of its inherent beauties, until the skill of...fetches out the colours, makes the surface shine, and discoTers every ornamental cloud, spot, and vein, that runs through the body of it. Education, after...
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Lessons in Elocution: Or, A Selection of Pieces, in Prose and Verse, for the ...

William Scott - 1819 - 366 pages
...soul, without education, like marble in the quarry ; which shows none of its inherent beauties, till the skill of the polisher fetches out the colours, makes the surface shine, and discovers every orna. 346 mental cloud, spot and vein, that runs through the body of it. — Spectator. 2. The subject...
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Annales Academiæ Gandavensis a die ix Oct. mdcccxvii ad diem v Oct ...

Ghent univ - 1821 - 362 pages
...>> without Education like marble in the quarry, which shews now of its inhe» rent beauties, ¡till the skill of the polisher fetches out the colours,...the surface shine , and discovers every ornamental clored, spot ant rein that » reins thro' the body of it. Education, after the same manner, when it...
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The English Reader: Or, Pieces in Prose and Poetry, Selected from the Best ...

Lindley Murray - 1821 - 280 pages
...The importance of a good Edutalloii. i{_ CONSIDER a human soul without eduction, like marble in the quarry ; which shows none of its inherent beauties, until the skill of ihe polisher fetches out the colors, makes the surface shine, and discovers evviry ornamental cloud,...
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The English Reader, Or Pieces in Prose and Poetry: Selected from the Best ...

Lindley Murray - 1822 - 312 pages
...I. The importance of a good education. I CONSIDER a human soul without education, like marble in the quarry ; which shows none of its inherent beauties,...polisher fetches out the colours, makes the surface ahinej and discovers every ornamental cloud, spot and vein.that runs through the body of it. Education,...
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