 | Sir Joshua Reynolds - 1778 - 346 Seiten
...mind is but a barren foil ; is a foil foon exhaufted, and will produce no crop, or only one, unlefs it be continually fertilized and enriched with foreign...kindred ideas ; we are then, and not till then, fit _ to produce fomething of the fame fpccies. We behold all about us with the eyes of thefe penetrating... | |
 | Vicesimus Knox - 1785 - 360 Seiten
...fupplies the fulleft maturity of our vigour. " The mind is but a barren foil ; is a foil foon ,exhaufted, and will produce no crop, or only one, UNLESS IT BE CONTINUALLY FERTILIZED ANO INRICH'D WITH FOREIGN MATTER. " When we have had continually before us the great works of art to... | |
 | Sir Joshua Reynolds, Edmond Malone - 1809 - 430 Seiten
...only the food of our infancy, but the substance which supplies the fullest maturity of our vigour. The mind is but a barren soil; a soil which is soon...produce no crop, or only one, unless it be continually fertilize^ and enriched with foreign matter. / When we have had continually before us the great works... | |
 | 1809 - 344 Seiten
...powers, in his usual striking and masterly manner. " The mind," says he, " a barren soil — is a soil " soon exhausted, and will produce no crop, or " only...continually fertilized, and " enriched with foreign matter." Yet it has been objected, that study is a great enemy to originality; but even if this were true, it... | |
 | Hannah More - 1810 - 220 Seiten
...powers, in his usual striking and masterly manner. " The mind," says he, " is a barren soil, is a soil soon exhausted, and will produce no crop, or only...continually fertilized, and enriched with foreign matter/' Yet it has been objected, that study is a great enemy to originality: but even if this were true, it... | |
 | James Northcote - 1819 - 382 Seiten
...others, that we learn to invent ; as, by reading the thoughts of others, we learn to think." — — " The mind is but a barren soil ; a soil which is soon...continually fertilized and enriched with foreign matter." — Such were a few of the most striking general truths in this discourse ; but the fact [is, that... | |
 | Laconics - 1829 - 390 Seiten
...nation drives a considerable trade in this commodity with their neighbours. — Goldsmith. MCCCXLV. The mind is but a barren soil; a soil which is soon...continually fertilized and enriched with foreign matter. — Sir J. Reynolds. MCCCXLVL As a horse Is still a horse, for all his golden trappings, So your men... | |
 | John Timbs - 1829 - 354 Seiten
...they sell even their lies to great advantage. Every nation drives a considerable trade in MCCCXLV. The mind is but a barren soil; a soil which is soon...continually fertilized and enriched with foreign matter — Sir J. Reynolds. MCCCXLVI. - As a horse Is still a horse, for all his golden trappings, So your... | |
 | Hannah More - 1836 - 452 Seiten
...powers, in his usual striking and masterly manner. " The mind," says he, " is a barren soil ; is a soil soon exhausted, and will produce no crop, or only...continually fertilized, and enriched with foreign matter." Yet it has been objected, that study is a great enemy to originality ; but, even if this were true,... | |
 | Sir Joshua Reynolds - 1824 - 318 Seiten
...only the food of our infancy, but the substance which supplies the fullest maturity of our vigour. The mind is but a barren soil ; a soil which is soon...had continually before us the great works of Art to Jeaviug out accidental lights, and trifling diversities of colour, have given their works the greatest... | |
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The mind is but a barren soil ; a soil which is soon exhausted, and will produce no crop, or only one, unless it be continually fertilized and enriched with foreign matter. 
