 | Sir James Mackintosh - 1846 - 618 sivua
...characters of themselves than shadows do flying over a field of corn." — " The ideas, as well as children of our youth, often die before us, and our...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 - 1850 - 597 sivua
...characters of themselves than shadows do flying over a field of corn." — " The ideas, as well as children of our youth, often die before us, and our...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... | |
 | David Thomas - 1884 - 468 sivua
...as much in praise of a ribbon as of a Raphael." — Professor Porson. THE FACULTY OF MEMORY. — " The ideas, as well as the children of our youth, often...us those tombs to which we are approaching, where although the brass, and the marble remain, yet the inscriptions are effaced by time, and the imagery... | |
 | JOHN MURRAY - 1852 - 786 sivua
...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 die before us; and our Minds represent to us those tombs RETENTION. 55 to which we are approaching; where though the brass and marble remain, yet the inscriptions... | |
 | 1854 - 604 sivua
...cadence, a touching and mournful flow, exquisitely adapted to the sentiment : The ideaR as well as children of our youth often die before us ; and our minds represent to us those tomba to which we are approaching, whero, though the brass and marble remain, yet. the inscriptions... | |
 | Alexander MacLeod - 1865 - 280 sivua
...phenomenon of decay of memory is given in language as beautiful as it is clear : — ' The ideas, as well as children, of our youth, often die before us ; and...minds represent to us those tombs to which we are approach ing, where, though the brass and marble remain, yet the inscriptions are effaced by time,... | |
 | Alexander Bain - 1867 - 352 sivua
...introduced by a conjunction expressing consequence (' so that ') or by any conjunction whatever. 2. " Thus the ideas, as well as ' the ' children of our...to us (those tombs to " which we are approaching) ' the tombs we are approaching,' " where though the brass (and) ' or ' marble remain, (yet) the in"... | |
 | 1871 - 630 sivua
...thoughts, are erased ; obligations, necessity, favours, debts, are cancelled. "Thus the ideas, as well as children, of our youth often die before us, and our...those tombs to which we are approaching, where, though brass and marble remain, yet the inscriptions are effaced by time, and the imagery moulders away."... | |
 | John Walker Vilant Macbeth - 1875 - 558 sivua
...explain the faculty of memory more accurately, this fine instance of a simile naturally suggested : "The ideas as well as the children of our youth often...which we are approaching, where, though the brass and the marble remain, yet the inscriptions are effaced by time, and the imagery is mouldered away." If... | |
 | Select thoughts, Edwin Davies (D.D.) - 1875 - 858 sivua
...young energies shall help the world in its daily work. — Dr. Thomas. IDEAS The Death of our Our ideas often die before us; and our minds represent to us those tombs to which wo are approaching, whore, though the brass and marble remain, yet the inscriptions are etl'aced by... | |
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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 the marble remain, yet the inscriptions are effaced by time, and the imagery moulders... 
