 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
 | Thomas Babington Macaulay Baron Macaulay - English essays - 1856 - 770 pages
...his dur.¿eon, but to accustom him to the rays of th¿ sun. The blaze of truth and liberty may ?.'. first dazzle and bewilder nations which have become...years men learn to reason. The extreme violence of opinion subsides. Hostile theories correct each other. The scattered elements of truth cease to conflict,... | |
 | Thomas Babington Macaulay Baron Macaulay - English literature - 1856 - 752 pages
...faces. But th•; remedy is not to remand him into his dungeon, but to accustom him to the rays of ths sun. The blaze of truth and liberty may at first dazzle and bewilder nations whicn have become half blind in the house of bondage But let them gaze on, and they will soon be able... | |
 | Epes Sargent - 1858 - 566 pages
...remedy is not to remand him into his dungeon, but to accustom him to the rays of the sun. The blase of truth and liberty may at first dazzle and bewilder...soon be able to bear it. In a few years men learn tc reason ; the extreme violence of opinion subsides ; hostile theories cor rect each other ; the scattered... | |
 | Thomas Babington Macaulay Baron Macaulay - 1858 - 780 pages
...into his dungeon, but to accustom him to the rays of th¿ sun. The blaze of truth and liberty may г; first dazzle and bewilder nations which have become...years men learn to reason. The extreme violence of opinion subsides. Hostile theories correct each other. The scattered elements of truth cease to conflict,... | |
 | African Americans - 1858 - 1094 pages
...to discriminate colors or recognize faces. But the remedy is not to remand him to his dungeon, but to accustom him to the rays of the sun. The blaze...first dazzle and bewilder nations which have become half-blind in the house of bondage ; but let them gaze on," and they will soon be able to bear it.... | |
 | David Masson - 1860 - 282 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,... | |
 | Thomas Babington Macaulay Baron Macaulay - English literature - 1860 - 820 pages
...into his dungeon, but to accustom him to the rays of thi sun. The blaze of truth and liberty may t.1 first dazzle and bewilder nations which have become...bondage But let them gaze on, and they will soon be abl« to bear it. In a few years men learn to reason. The extreme violence of opinion subsides. Hostile... | |
 | Thomas Babington Macaulay Baron Macaulay - English literature - 1861 - 752 pages
...faces. But th<5 remedy is not to remand him into his dungeon, but to accustom him to the rays of tha o d ՠ j} F j L W A ` P e@ p ? 榫z ... f V! Rf z mѝ96= " D٣ j Z 0 Ƌi . UvcȦ>S opinion subsides. Hostile theories correct each other. The scattered elements of truth cease to conflict,... | |
 | Epes Sargent - Elocution - 1862 - 564 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...soon be able to bear it. In a few years men learn tc reason. ; the extreme violence of opinion subsides ; hostile theories cor rect each other ; the... | |
 | Thomas Babington Macaulay Baron Macaulay - 1866 - 704 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...nations which have become half blind in the house Jbf bondage. But let them gaze on, and they will soon be able to bear it. In a few years men learn... | |
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