Hidden fields
Books Books
" To spend too much time in studies, is sloth; to use them too much for ornament, is affectation ; to make judgment wholly by their rules, is the humour of a scholar: they perfect nature, and are perfected by experience... "
Examination for women. Examination papers, with lists of syndics and examiners - Page 81
by Cambridge univ, exam. papers - 1870
Full view - About this book

The Works of Francis Bacon, Lord Chancellor of England..: Essays ...

Francis Bacon - 1825 - 524 pages
...the general counsels, and the plots and marshalling of affairs come best from those that are learned. To spend too much time in studies, is sloth ; to use...them too much for ornament, is affectation; to make judgment wholly by their rules, is the humour of a scholar: they perfect nature, and are perfected...
Full view - About this book

Examples of English Prose: From the Reign of Elizabeth to the Present Time ...

George Walker - 1825 - 668 pages
...general counsels, and the plots and marshalling of affairs, come best from those that are learned. To spend too much time in studies, is sloth ; to use...them too much for ornament, is affectation ; to make judgment wholly by their rules, is the humour of a scholar. They perfect nature, and are perfected...
Full view - About this book

The Speaker; Or, Miscellaneous Pieces: Selected from the Best English ...

William Enfield - 1827 - 412 pages
...general counsels, and the plots, and marshalling of affairs, come best from those tlrat are learned. To spend too much time in studies is sloth ; to use them too much for ornament is affection; to make judgment wholly by their rules is the humour of a scholar. They perfect nature,...
Full view - About this book

Sequel to The Analytical Reader: In which the Original Design is Extended ...

Samuel Putnam - 1828 - 314 pages
...general counsels, and the plots- and marshalling of affairs come best from those that are learned. To spend too much time in studies, is sloth ; to use them too much for ornament, is affectation ; t» make judgment wholly by their rules, is the humor of a scholar. They perfect nature, and are...
Full view - About this book

The London University Magazine, Volume 1

1829 - 430 pages
...impossible for us to attain this enviable situation without study: but it should be remembered, that " to spend too much time in studies is sloth ; to use...them too much for ornament is affectation; to make judgment wholly by their rule, is the humour of a scholar: they perfect nature, and are perfected by...
Full view - About this book

The English Instructor: Being a Collection of Pieces in Prose, Selected from ...

1830 - 288 pages
...general counsels, and the plots, and marshalling of affairs , come best from those that are learned. To spend too much time in studies is sloth; to use...them too much for ornament is affectation ; to make judgment 2 wholly by their rules is the humour 3 of a scholar. They perfect nature, and are perfected...
Full view - About this book

The Christian's Penny Magazine, Issues 1-82

1832 - 670 pages
...the general counsels, and the ploU and marshalling of affairs come best from those that are learned. To spend too much time in studies, is sloth ; to use...them too much for ornament, is affectation; to make judgment wholly bv their rules, is the humour of a scholar : they perfect nature, and are perfected...
Full view - About this book

The Academical Reader: Comprising Selections from the Most Admired Authors ...

John J. Harrod - 1832 - 338 pages
...plots and marshalling of affairs, come best from those that are learned. 2. To spend too much tinie in studies, is sloth; to use them too much, for ornament, is affectation; to make judgment wholly by their rules, is the humour of a scholar; they perfect nature, and are perfected...
Full view - About this book

Moral, Economical, and Political Essays

Francis Bacon - 1833 - 228 pages
...general counsels, and the plots and marshalling of affairs, come best fiom those that are learned. To spend too much time in studies is sloth ; to use...them too much for ornament is affectation ; to make judgment wholly by their rules is the humour of a scholar : they perfect nature, and are perfected...
Full view - About this book

An Essay on Elocution: Designed for the Use of Schools and Private Learners

Samuel Kirkham - 1834 - 360 pages
...one'; but general councils', and the plots and marshaling of affairs' , come best from the learned'.* To spend too much time in studies', is sloth*;* to use them too much for ornament',0 is affectation'; to form one's judgment wholly by their rules', is the humour'i of a scholar'....
Full view - About this book




  1. My library
  2. Help
  3. Advanced Book Search
  4. Download EPUB
  5. Download PDF