 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...  An Essay Concerning Human Understanding - Page 130by John Locke - 1805 - 510 pagesFull view - About this book
 | John Locke - Philosophy - 1722 - 640 pages
...II. Tombs, to which we are approaching ; where tho' the Brafs and Marble remain, yet the Infcriptions are effaced by Time, and the Imagery moulders away....our Minds are laid in fading Colours ; and if not fometimes refrefh'd, vanifh and difappear. How much the Conftitution of our Bodies, and the Make of... | |
 | John Wesley - Biography - 1782 - 728 pages
...marble remain, yet the infcriptions are effaced by time, and the imagery moulders away. The piftures drawn in our minds, are laid in fading colours; and if not fometimes relrefhed, vanifh and difappear. How much the conftitution of our bodies, and the make of... | |
 | Richard Joseph Sulivan (Sie) - France - 1794 - 542 pages
...ideas a8 well as the children of our youth die before us j and our minds represent to us those tombs to which we are approaching ; where, though the brass...are effaced by time, and the imagery moulders away. In some, says he, the mind retains the characters drawn on it, like marble ; in others, like free-stone... | |
 | John Locke - Knowledge, Theory of - 1796 - 556 pages
...tombs, to which we are approaching ; where though the brafs and marble remain, yet the infcriptioris are effaced by time, and the imagery moulders away. The pictures drawn in our minds arc hid in fading colours, and, if not fometimes rcfrefhed, vanifh and difappear. How much the conftitution... | |
 | John Locke - Knowledge, Theory of - 1801 - 340 pages
...tombs to which we are approaching, where, though the brafs and marble remain, yet the infcriptions are effaced by time, and- the imagery moulders away. The pictures drawn in ot/r minds an laid in fadIng colours, and, if not fonrietimes refrefhed, vanifh and difappear. How... | |
 | John Locke - 1801 - 950 pages
...marble remain, yet the infcriptions are effaced by time, and the imagery moulders away. The piElures dra-wn in our minds are laid in fading colours, and, if not fometimes refrdhed, vanilli and difappear. How much the conditution of our bodies and the make of our... | |
 | John Locke - Knowledge, Theory of - 1805 - 562 pages
...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...moulders away. The pictures drawn in our minds are litid m fading colours, and, if not sometimes refreshed, "vanish and disappear. How much the constitution... | |
 | Joseph Warton - 1806 - 422 pages
...unmixed with any other idea, and not continuing it too far. " Our minds represent to us those tombs to which we are approaching ; where, though the brass...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... | |
 | John Quincy Adams - Oratory - 1810 - 414 pages
...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...The pictures drawn in our minds are laid in fading colors ; and, if not sometimes refreshed, vanish and disappear. How much the constitution of our bodies... | |
 | Dugald Stewart - Philosophy - 1811 - 590 pages
...youth, often die before us: And our " minds represent to us those tombs to which we are ap" preaching; where, though the brass and marble remain, " yet the...away. The pictures drawn in our minds are " laid in Jading colours, and if not sometimes refreshed, "vanish and disappear." He afterwards adds, that "we... | |
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