Date: 1697
"The Soul is placed in the Body like a rough Diamond and must be polish'd, or the lustre of it will never appear."
preview | full record— Defoe, Daniel (1660?-1731)
Date: 1699
"We suppose these original [or Natural] Impressions to be like Gold in the Oar, that may be refin'd; or rough Diamonds, that by polishing, receive a further lustre"
preview | full record— Burnet, Thomas (c.1635-1715)