Date: 1712
"When Man with Reason dignify'd is born, / No Images his naked Mind adorn: / No Sciences or Arts enrich his Brain, / Nor Fancy yet displays her pictur'd Train."
preview | full record— Blackmore, Sir Richard (1654-1729)
Date: September 17, 1739
"There are different ways of examining the Mind as well as the Body. One may consider it either as an Anatomist or as a Painter; either to discover its most secret Springs & Principles or to describe the Grace & Beauty of its Actions."
preview | full record— Hume, David (1711-1776)