 And though a linguist should pride himself to have all the tongues that Babel cleft the world into, yet if he have not studied the solid things in them as well as the words and lexicons, he were nothing so much to be esteemed a learned man, as any yeoman...  Essays on Educational Reformers - Side 23af Robert Hebert Quick - 1890 - 568 siderFuld visning - Om denne bog
 | John Milton - 1826 - 368 sider
...after wisdom ; so that language is but the instrument conveying to us things useful to be known. And though a linguist should pride himself to have all...tradesman competently wise in his mother dialect only. Hence appear the many mistakes which have made learning generally so unpleasing and so unsuccessful.... | |
 | John Milton - 1826 - 368 sider
...after wisdom ; so that language is but the instrument conveying to us things useful to be known. And though a linguist should pride himself to have all...as the words and lexicons, he were nothing so much lo be esteemed a learned man, as any yeoman or tradesman competently wise in his mother dialect only.... | |
 | Laconics - 1829 - 352 sider
...admiration of fools, the idols of parasites, and the slaves of their own vaunts.—Lord Bacon. DCCCCLXV. Though a Linguist should pride himself to have all...esteemed a learned man, as any yeoman or tradesman compe-i tantly wise in his mother dialect only. Hence appear the many mistakes which have made learning... | |
 | John Timbs - 1829 - 354 sider
...admiration of fools, the idols of parasites, and the slaves of their own vaunts — Lord Bacon. DCCCCLXV. Though a Linguist should pride himself to have all...have not studied the solid things in them as well Its the words ami lexicons, he were nothing so much to be esteemed a learned man, as any yeoman or... | |
 | Thomas Curtis (of Grove house sch, Islington) - 412 sider
...of the tongue and teeth : linguist, a professor of languages, or one skilled in various languages. Though a linguist should pride himself to have all the tongues that Babel cleft the world-into, yet, if he had not studied the solid things in them, as well as the words and lexicons,... | |
 | lady Pleasance Smith - 1832 - 652 sider
...opinions on the subject of education in the above passage very much coincide with those of Milton. " Though a linguist should pride himself to have all...cleft the world into, yet if he have not studied the .•in/til tllings in them, as well as the words and lexicons, he were nothing so much to be esteemed... | |
 | Jeremy Taylor (bp. of Down and Connor.) - 1834 - 364 sider
...after wisdom : so that language is but the instrument conveying to us things useful to be known. And though a linguist should pride himself to have all...tradesman competently wise in his mother dialect only. Hence appear the many mistakes which have made learning generally so unpleasing and so unsuccessful... | |
 | James Simpson - 1834 - 350 sider
...linguist should pride himself to have all the tongues that Babel cleft this world into, yet, if he has not studied the solid things in them, as well as the...as any yeoman or tradesman competently wise in his mother-dialect only." LOCKE, on Education, says, "Would not a Chinese, who had notice of our way of... | |
 | George Combe - 1834 - 144 sider
...extensive miscellaneous reading * Vol. ip 89, 90. Murray, 1832. in his native tongue. MILTON says, — ' Though a linguist should pride himself to have all the tongues that Babel cleft this world into, yet, if he have not studied the solid things in them, as well as the words and lexicons,... | |
 | John Milton - 1835 - 1044 sider
...after wisdom ; so that language is but the instrument conveying to us things useful to be known. And i. 10, 11 ; upon which text interpreters agree, t Hence appear the many mistakes which have made learning generally so unpleasing and so unsuccessful;... | |
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