We must not proceed in forming the moral character as a statuary proceeds in forming a statue, who works sometimes on the face, sometimes on one part, and sometimes on another, but... The Mother's Book - Page 20by Lydia Maria Child - 1831 - 168 pagesFull view - About this book
| Benjamin Flower - 1811 - 578 pages
...imperfect operations of art. We must not proceed, in forming the moral character, as a statuary proceeds in forming a statue, who works sometimes on the face, sometimes on one part, and sometimes on another: hut we must proceed, and it is in our power to proceed, as nature... | |
| Johann Georg Zimmermann - Loneliness - 1808 - 430 pages
...imperfect operations of art. We must not proceed in forming the moral character as a statuary proceeds in forming a statue, who works sometimes on the face, sometimes on one part, and sometimes on another; but we must proceed, and it is in our power to proceed, as Nature... | |
| Jonathan Edmondson - 1808 - 328 pages
...alone. Lord Bacon says, "We must not proceed in forming the moral character as a statuary proceeds in forming a statue, who works sometimes on the face, sometimes on one part, and sometimes on another ; but we must proceed, and it is in our power to proceed, as nature... | |
| Henry St. John Bolingbroke (Viscount) - Great Britain - 1809 - 498 pages
...imperfect operations of art. We must not proceed, informing the moral character, as a statuary proceeds in forming a statue, who works sometimes on the face, sometimes on one part, and sometimes on another : but we must proceed, and it is in our power to proceed, as nature... | |
| Henry St. John (1st visct. Bolingbroke.) - 1809 - 504 pages
...imperfect operations of art. We must not proceed, informing the moral character, as a statuary proceeds in forming a statue, who works sometimes on the face, sometimes on one part, an.d sometimes on another : but we must proceed, and it is in our power to proceed, as nature... | |
| Dugald Stewart - 1811 - 620 pages
...Bolingbroke has pronounced to be one of the finest and deepest in his writings, " we must not pro" ceed, as a statuary does in forming a statue, who works " sometimes on the face, sometimes on the limbs, sometimes " on the folds of the drapery ; but we must proceed (and it " is in our power to proceed)... | |
| Thomas Reid - Philosophy - 1818 - 466 pages
...Bolingbroke has pronouneed to be one of the finest and deepest in his writings, " we must not proeeed, as a statuary does in forming a statue, who works sometimes on the faee, sometimes on the limbs, sometimes on the folds of the drapery ; but we must proeeed, and it is... | |
| 1816 - 612 pages
...imperfect operations of art. We must not proceed in forming the ninnil character as a statuary proceeds in forming a statue, who works sometimes on the face, sometimes on one part, and sometimes on another ; but we roust proceed as nature does in forming a flower, or any... | |
| Thomas Reid - Philosophy - 1822 - 432 pages
...passage which lord Bolingbroke has pronounced to be one of the finest and deepest in his writings, " we must not proceed, as a statuary does in forming...works sometimes on the face, sometimes on the limbs, sometimes on the folds of the drapery ; but we must proceed, and it is in our power to proceed, as... | |
| Dugald Stewart - 1829 - 422 pages
...passage which Lord Bolingbroke has pronounced to be one of the finest and deepest in his writings, " we must not proceed, as a statuary does in forming...works sometimes on the face, sometimes on the limbs, sometimes on the folds of the drapery ; but we must proceed, and it is in our power to proceed, as... | |
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