John Constable Quote

It is the soul that sees; the outward eyes
Present the object, but the Mind descries.
We see nothing till we truly understand it.


Correspondence (ed. 1962)


It is the soul that sees; the outward eyes Present the object, but the Mind descries. We see nothing till we truly understand it.

It is the soul that sees; the outward eyes Present the object, but the Mind descries. We see nothing till we truly understand it.

It is the soul that sees; the outward eyes Present the object, but the Mind descries. We see nothing till we truly understand it.

It is the soul that sees; the outward eyes Present the object, but the Mind descries. We see nothing till we truly understand it.