 Thus the ideas, as well as children, of our youth, often die before us: and our minds represent to us those tombs to which we are approaching; where, though the brass and marble remain, yet the inscriptions are effaced by time, and the imagery moulders...  The Saturday Magazine - Side 1921833Fuld visning - Om denne bog
 | Dugald Stewart - 1843 - 632 sider
...sometimes refreshed, vanish and disappear. Thus the ideas as well as children of our youth often die before us ; and our minds represent to us those tombs...where, though the brass and marble remain, yet the inscription's are effaced by time, and the imagery moulders away."* — Essay, &c. Book ii. chap. 10.... | |
 | John Seely Hart - 1845 - 404 sider
...last there remains nothing to be seen. Thus the ideas, as well as children of our youth, often die before us ; and our minds represent to us those tombs...are effaced by time, and the imagery moulders away. Pictures drawn in our minds are laid in fading colours, and, unless sometimes refreshed, vanish and... | |
 | Sir James Mackintosh - 1846 - 614 sider
...shadows do flying over a field of corn." — "The ideas, as well as children of our youth, often die before us, and our minds represent to us those tombs...are effaced by time, and the imagery moulders away. Pictures drawn in our minds are laid in fading colours, and, unless sometimes refreshed, vanish and... | |
 | Sir James Mackintosh - 1846 - 618 sider
...shadows do flying over a field of corn." — " The ideas, as well as children of our youth, often die before us, and our minds represent to us those tombs...which we are approaching ; where, though the brass and rnnrble remain, yet the inscriptions are effaced by time, and the imagery moulders away. Pictures drawn... | |
 | Sir James Mackintosh - 1848 - 630 sider
...The ideas, as well as cnildren of our youth, often die before из, and our minds rc'present to ия those tombs to which we are approaching ; where, though...are effaced by time, and the imagery moulders away. Pictures drawn in our minds are laid in fnding colours, and, unless sometimes refreshed, vanish and... | |
 | John Locke - 1849 - 588 sider
...last there remains nothing to be seen. Thus the ideas, as well as children, of our youth often die before us; and our minds represent to us those tombs...moulders away. The pictures drawn in our minds are laid in fading colours; and if not sometimes refreshed, vanish and disappear. How much the constitution... | |
 | Robert Eldridge Aris Willmott - 1849 - 256 sider
...in our language for beauty of conception, aptness of application, and completeness of structure : " Our minds represent to us those tombs to which we...are effaced by time, and the imagery moulders away. How much the constitution of our bodies are concerned in this, and whether the temper of the brain... | |
 | William Maxwell - 1850 - 502 sider
...fully render our English home. LOST IDEAS. The ideas, as well as children, of our youth, often die before us; and our minds represent to us those tombs...are effaced by time, and the imagery moulders away. — Locke. THOUGHTS. " Conscience," says St. Austin, " is like a wife ; the best of comforts, if good;... | |
 | rev. David Williams (M.A.) - 1850 - 162 sider
...(Essay Hum. Underst. ch 10, s. 5.) relating to the retentiveness of the memory; it begins thus : " Our minds represent to us those tombs to which we...are approaching; where, though the brass and marble re" main, yet the inscriptions are effaced by time, and the " imagination moulders away." The following... | |
 | Sir James Mackintosh - 1850 - 597 sider
...shadows do flying over a field of corn." — " The ideas, as well as children of our youth, often die before us, and our minds represent to us those tombs to which we are approaching j where, though the brass and marble remain, yet the inscriptions are effaced by time, and the imagery... | |
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