The mind is but a barren soil; is a soil which is soon exhausted, and will produce no crop, or only one, unless it be continually fertilized and enriched with foreign matter.

Joshua Reynolds

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Topic

Stimulation Learning

Speaker

Joshua Reynolds

Source

Discourses on Art

Medium

Lecture

Language

English

Time

1774 1770s 18th century

Occupation

Painter Artist

From

United Kingdom Europe

Authentication Score 2

Citation

Reynolds, Joshua. "Discourse VI." 10 Dec. 1774, Royal Academy of Arts, London, England, UK. Lecture.

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Topic
American Revolution

Author

Richard Henry Lee
Source
Lee Resolution
Language
English
Time
1776 1770s 18th century
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Citation

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