 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
 | 1852 - 316 sider
...linguist should pride himself to have all the tongues which Babel cleft this world into, yet, if he had not studied the solid things in them, as well as the...man as any yeoman or tradesman competently wise in hie mother- dialect only. — Milton. One important feature in catechetical teaching is its elementary... | |
 | John Milton - 1851 - 606 sider
...the Inftrument conveying to us things ufefull to be known. And though a Linguift mould pride himfelf to have all the Tongues that Babel cleft the world into, yet, if he have not ftudied the folid things in them as well as the Words and Lexicons, he were nothing fo much to be efteem'da... | |
 | Horae - 1851 - 414 sider
...minds f them we converfe with. — DR. SOUTH. Words v. Things. HOUGH a linguift fhould pride himfelf to have all the tongues that Babel cleft the world into ; yet, if he had not ftudied the folid lings in them as well as the words and :xicons, he were nothing fo much to... | |
 | 1855 - 534 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...things in them as well as the words and lexicons, be were nothing go much esteemed as a learned man, as any yeoman or tradesman competently wise in his... | |
 | Robert Charles Winthrop - 1852 - 800 sider
...of living. " Though a linguist (says John Milton) should pride himself to have all the tongues which Babel cleft the world into, yet if he have not studied...the solid things in them, as well as the words and the lexicons, he were nothing so much to be esteemed a learned man, as any yeoman or tradesman competently... | |
 | Robert Charles Winthrop - 1852 - 876 sider
...of living. " Though a linguist (says John Milton) should pride himself to have all the tongues which Babel cleft the world into, yet if he have not studied...the solid things in them, as well as the words and the lexicons, he were nothing so much to be esteemed a learned man, as any yeoman or tradesman competently... | |
 | Robert Charles Winthrop - 1852 - 402 sider
...of living. " Though a linguist (says John Milton) should pride himself to have all the tongues which Babel cleft the world into, yet if he have not studied...the solid things in them, as well as the words and the lexicons, he were nothing so much to be esteemed a learned man, as any yeoman or tradesman competently... | |
 | Edwin Paxton Hood - 1852 - 256 sider
...virtue, which, being united to the heavenly grace of faith, makes up the best perfection. " And thus, though a linguist should pride himself to have all...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, he were nothing so much... | |
 | Claude Marcel - 1853 - 458 sider
...Language," says Milton, " is but the instrument of conveying to us things useful to be known. And, though a linguist should pride himself to have all...or tradesman competently wise in his mother dialect only."t Those languages should be preferred which afford the most abundant means of gaining knowledge.... | |
 | 1853 - 1074 sider
...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...as any yeoman or tradesman competently wise in his mother-dialect only." If, through this paper, our views are those of a pessimist, it is because we... | |
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