Imagine a Descartes
Title
Imagine a Descartes
Quotation
Imagine a Descartes or a Locke being recognised for nothing more than a good fellow and a perfect gentleman--what a painful view does such a picture suggest of impenetrable dulness in the society around them!
Text
Impressions of Theophrastus Such
Source
(11: 4: 72-3)
Subject
Ignorance, Dullness, Society
Publisher
Published by the George Eliot Archive, edited by Beverley Park Rilett, 2025. https://GeorgeEliotArchive.org
Rights
CC BY-NC-SA 4.0
Postcard Creator
Petlev, Em
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