Emile, or On Education (1762), Book III
“Gold as it was, is, shall be evermore:
Prime nature with an added artistry —
No carat lost, and you have gained a ring.
What of it? 'T is a figure, a symbol, say;
A thing's sign: now for the thing signified.”
Book I : The Ring and the Book.
The Ring and the Book (1868-69)
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