 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 Collected Works of Dugald Stewart - Page 57by Dugald Stewart - 1854Full view - About this book
 | John Locke - Philosophy - 1722 - 640 pages
...at firft occafion'd them, the Print wears out,* and at laft there remains nothing to be feen. Thus the Ideas, as well as Children, of our Youth, often die before us • and our Minds reprefent to us thofe •* Retention. Book II. Tombs, to which we are approaching ; where tho' the... | |
 | John Locke - Knowledge, Theory of - 1768 - 418 pages
...which atfirft occafioned them, the Print wears out, and at laft there 'remains nothing to be feen. Thus the Ideas, as well as Children of our < Youth, often die before us : And our Minds reprefent to us thofe ! / Tombs, to which we are approaching ; where, though the . ;\ Brafs and Marble... | |
 | Richard Joseph Sulivan (Sie) - France - 1794 - 542 pages
...Rowlev. would be superfluous. Locke says, the ideas a8 well as the children of our youth die before us j and our minds represent to us those tombs to which...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
...which at firft occaiioned them, the print wears out, and at laft there remains nothing to be fecn. Thus the ideas, as well as children, of our youth, often die before us: and our minds reprefent to us thofe tombs, to which we are approaching ; where though the brafs and marble remain,... | |
 | John Locke - Knowledge, Theory of - 1796 - 560 pages
...at firft occaiioned them, the print wears out, and at laft there remains, nothing to be iecn. Thus the ideas, as well as children, of our youth, often die before us: and ourminds reprefent to us thofe tombs, to which we are approaching ; where though the brafs and marble... | |
 | John Locke - Knowledge, Theory of - 1801 - 986 pages
...which at firft occasioned them, the print wears out, and at laft there remains nothing to be feen. Thus the ideas, as well as children of our youth, often die .before us ; and our minds represent to us thofe tombs to which we are approaching, where, though the brafs and marble remain, yet the infcriprions... | |
 | John Locke - Knowledge, Theory of - 1801 - 340 pages
...which at firft occafioned them, the print wears out, and at Jaft there remains nothing to be feen. Thus the ideas, as well as children of our youth, often die before us ; and .our minds reprefent to us thofe tombs to which we are approaching, where, though the brafs and marble remain,... | |
 | John Locke - 1801 - 950 pages
...which at firft occafioned them, the print wears out, and at lad there remains nothing to be feen. Thus the ideas, as well as children of our youth, often die before us ; and our minds reprefent to us thofe tombs to which we are approaching, where, though the brafs and marble remain,... | |
 | John Locke - Knowledge, Theory of - 1805 - 562 pages
...which at first occasioned them, the print wears out, and at last there remains nothing to be seen. Thus the ideas, as well as children, of our youth, often...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... | |
 | Nathan Drake - English essays - 1805 - 376 pages
...which at first pccasioned them, the print wears out, and at last there remains nothing to be seen. Thus the ideas, as well as children of our youth, often...tombs, to which we are approaching ; where, though the * Locke's Works, vol. ip 129, Book 2d. Chapter 23d. folio edition of 1 7 H. brass and marble remain,... | |
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