STUDIES serve for delight, for ornament, and for ability. Their chief use for delight, is in privateness and retiring ; for ornament, is in discourse ; and for ability, is in the judgment and disposition of business. For expert men can execute, and perhaps... Spirit of the English Magazines - Pàgina 541818Visualització completa - Sobre aquest llibre
| Louisa Caroline Tuthill - 1839 - 482 pàgines
...corruption. ON STUDIES.— LORD BACOU. Studies serve for delight, for ornament, and for ability. Their chief use for delight, is in privateness and retiring...in discourse; and for ability, is in the judgment »nd disposition of business ; for expert men can execute, and perhaps judge of particulars, one by... | |
| Francis Bacon (visct. St. Albans.) - 1840 - 244 pàgines
...public proceedings. L.— OF STUDIES. STUDiES serve for delight, for ornament, and for ability. Their chief use for delight, is in privateness and retiring...ability, is in the judgment and disposition of business; for expert men can execute, and perhaps judge of particulars, one by one : but the general counsels,... | |
| 1855 - 602 pàgines
...first part of his essay on " Studies." Studies serve for delight, for ornament, and for ability. Their chief use for delight is in privateness and retiring...ability is in the judgment and disposition of business ; for expert men can execute, and perhaps judge, of particulars, one by one ; but the general counsels,... | |
| Robert Chambers - 1844 - 692 pàgines
...of the other ! [ S/liâtes.] Studies serve for delight, for ornament, and for ability. Their cljief ed night, At every fall smoothing the raven down Of...heard My mother Circe, with the Syrens three, Amidst t ; for expert men can execute, and perhaps judge of particulars, one by one ; but the general counsels,... | |
| 1844 - 456 pàgines
...Studio wire for delight, for ornament, and for ability. Their chief nw for delight, is In privBteness and retiring ; for ornament, is in discourse ; and...ability, is in the judgment and disposition of business ; for expert men can exccute, and perhaps judge of particular!, one by one : but the general counsels,... | |
| John Wilson - 1844 - 142 pàgines
...sentences, and their various parts: — Studies serve for delight, for ornament, and for ability. Their chief use for delight is in privateness and retiring; for ornament is iri discourse; and for ability is in the judgment and disposition of business. For expert men can execute,... | |
| John Seely Hart - 1845 - 404 pàgines
...follow are from his Essays.] Studies. Studies serve for delight, for ornament, and for ability. Their chief use for delight is in privateness and retiring...ability, is in the judgment and disposition of business ; for expert men can execute, and perhaps judge of par(36) ticulars, one by one ; but the general counsels,... | |
| Lyman Cobb - 1845 - 252 pàgines
...delight, for ornament, and for ability. Their chief use for delight is in privacy and retirement ; for ornament, is in discourse; and for ability, is in the judgment and disposition of business. 2. For expert men can execute, and perhaps judge of particulars, one by one; but the general counsels,... | |
| London univ - 1846 - 326 pàgines
...JERRARD. Translate into Greek Prose : Studies serve for delight, for ornament, and for ability. Their chief use for delight is in privateness and retiring...ability is in the judgment and disposition of business ; for expert men can execute, and perhaps judge of particulars, one by one : but the general counsels,... | |
| 1846 - 838 pàgines
...cheek of the patient questioned." " Studies serve for delight, for ornament, and for ability. Their chief use for delight, is in privateness and retiring...ornament, is in discourse ; and for ability, is in judgment and disposition for business. " Read, not to contradict and confute, nor to believe and take... | |
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