 When a prisoner first leaves his cell he cannot bear the light of day : he is unable to discriminate colours, or recognize faces. But the remedy is, not to remand him into his dungeon, but to accustom him to the rays of the sun. The blaze of truth and...  The Gateway to Citizenship - Page 165by Carl Britt Hyatt - 1956Full view - About this book
 | John Mason Duncan - Creeds - 1826 - 154 pages
...discriminate colours, or recognize faces. But the remedy is, not to remand him into his dungeon, but to accustom him to the rays of the sun. The blaze...the house of bondage. But let them gaze on, and they shall soon be able to bear it. In a few years men learn to reason. The extreme violence of opinions... | |
 | John Mason Duncan - Creeds - 1834 - 276 pages
...colors, or recognize faces. . But the remedy is, not to remand him into his dungeon, but to accustom Mm to the rays of the sun. The blaze of truth and liberty dazzle and bewilder nations, which have become half blind in the house of bondage. But let them gaze... | |
 | 1835 - 932 pages
...discriminate colours, or recognise faces. But the remedy is, not to remand him into his dungeon, but to accustom him to the rays of the sun. The blaze...and bewilder nations which have become half blind in Ihe house of bondage. But let them gaze on, and they will soon be able to bear il. In a few years men... | |
 | Criticism - 1848 - 628 pages
...discriminate colors, or to recognize faces. But the remedy is not to remand him into his dungeon, but to accustom him to the rays of the sun. The blaze...able to bear it. In a few years men learn to reason. Theextreme violence of opinions subsides. Hostile theories correct eachother. The scattered elements... | |
 | John Holmes Agnew, Walter Hilliard Bidwell - 1844 - 614 pages
...to discriminate colors or recognize faces. But the remedy is not to remand him into his dungeon, but to accustom him to the rays of the sun. The blaze...years men learn to reason. The extreme violence of opinion subsides. Hostile theories correct each other. The scattered elements of truth cease to conflict,... | |
 | 1844 - 398 pages
...diseriminate eolors or reeognize faees. But the remedy is not to remand him into his dungeon, but to aeeustom him to the rays of the sun. The blaze of truth and liberty may at first dazzle and bewilder nations whieh have beeome half blind in the house of bondage. But let them gaze on, and they will soon be able... | |
 | Thomas Babington Macaulay Baron Macaulay - English literature - 1846 - 782 pages
...discriminate colours, or recognise faces. But the remedy is not to remand him into his dungeon, but England than in any former age, respecting which we...any information on which we can rely. All the rants opinion subsides. Hostile theories correct each other. The scattered elements of truth cease to conflict,... | |
 | Waddy Thompson - Mexico - 1846 - 330 pages
...discriminate colors, or recognize faces, — but the remedy is not to remand him into his dungeon, but to accustom him to the rays of the sun. The blaze...years men learn to reason — the extreme violence of opinion subsides ; hostile theories correct each other ; the scattered elements of truth cease to conflict,... | |
 | Nahum Capen - Mexican War, 1846-1848 - 1848 - 350 pages
...discriminate colors, or recognize faces ; but the remedy is not to remand him into his dungeon, but to accustom him to the rays of the sun. The blaze...years men learn to reason ; the extreme violence of opinion subsides ; hostile theories correct each other ; the scattered elements of truth cease to conflict,... | |
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