 | 1776 - 478 pages
...rove Uncheck'dy and of her roving is no end ; Tillwarn'd, or by experience taught, she learn, 190 That not to know at large of things remote From use, obscure...but to know That which before us lies in daily life, Is the prime wisdom; what is more, is fume Or emptiness, or fond impertinence, F llj And renders us... | |
 | John Milton - 1795 - 282 pages
...Uncheck'd, and of her roving is no end ; Till warn'd, or by experience taught, she lenrn, 190 That not to know at large of things remote From use, obscure...but to know That which before us lies in daily life, Is the prime wisdoiri ; what is more, is fume, Or emptiness, or fond impertinence, And renders us in... | |
 | John Milton, Samuel Johnson - 1796 - 608 pages
...end ; Till warn'd, or by experience taught, she learn, That not to know at large of things remote 191 From use, obscure and subtle, but to know That which before us lies in daily life, Is the prime wisdom : what is more is fume, Or emptiness, or fond impertinence, 195 VOL. n. c And renders... | |
 | Anne Pratt - 1799 - 200 pages
...the lowly flowers, which he may be most likely to find in his path, " For not to dwell at large, on things remote From use, obscure and subtle ; but to know That which before us lies, in common life, Is the chief wisdom." The scientific name of each flower is added, in order to assist... | |
 | John Milton - 1801 - 394 pages
...Uncheck'd, and of her roving is no end ; Till warn'd, or by experience taught, she learn, 199 That not to know at large of things remote From use, obscure...but to know That which before us lies in daily life, Is the prime wisdom ; what is more, is fume, Or emptiness, or fond impertinence, I95 And renders us... | |
 | 1804 - 462 pages
...rove Uncheck'd, and of her roving is no end ; Till warn'd, or by experience taught, she learn That not to know at large, of things remote From use, obscure...but to know That which before us lies in daily life, Is the prime wisdom; what is more, is fume Or emptiness, or fond impertinence. MILTON. SECOND HEX AD... | |
 | John Milton - 1807 - 514 pages
...Uncheck'd, and of her roving is no end ; Till warn'd, or by experience taught, she learn, 190 That not to know at large of things remote From use, obscure and subtle, but to knovr That which before us lies in daily life, Is the pnme wisdom ; what is more, is fume Or emptiness,... | |
 | John Aikin - 1808 - 588 pages
...account. The result in this respect strongly exemplified the truth of Milton's observation, — " That not to know at large of things remote From use obscure and subtile ; but to know That which before us lies in daily life Is the prime wisdom." ln;Mary]ione-fieUs,... | |
 | Robert Gray - 1808 - 170 pages
...id, Till warn'd, or by expi riencc, she learn That not to know at large of thiugs remote From nse, obscure and subtle, but to know That which before us lies in daily life. Is the prime wisdom, what is more is fume Or emptiness, or fond impertinence , And renders us in things... | |
 | Hannah More - 1809 - 448 pages
...SEARCH OF A WIFE. COMPREHENDING OBSERVATIONS ON DOMESTIC HABITS AND MANNERS, RELIGION AND MORALS. For not to know at large of things remote From use, obscure...but to know That which before us lies in daily life, Is the prime wisdom. Milton. :T.ICE LONDON: PRINTED FOR T. CADELL AND W. DAVIES, IN THE STRAND. 1809.... | |
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That not to know at large of things remote From use, obscure and subtle, but to know That which before us lies in daily life, Is the prime wisdom... 
