 | John George Cochrane - 1840 - 480 sider
...all things the Greek student will most carefully avoid the barren puerilities of the Porsonian * " We do amiss to spend seven or eight years merely in scraping together so much miserable Luiiu and Greek as might be learned otherwise easily and delightfully in one year."— Milton, letter... | |
 | 1840 - 544 sider
...humanity good service. Of all things the Greek student will most carefully avoid the barren puerili* "We do amiss to spend seven or eight years merely in scraping logtlhtr so much miserable Latin and Ortek as might be learned otherwise easily and delightfully in... | |
 | Robert Chambers - 1844 - 692 sider
...lexicons, he were nothing so much to be esteemed a learned man, as any yeoman or tradesman compeently o find the even'bt channel out. Ami if thou wilt go with mo, Leaving mortal company, 1« pfnerally so unpleasing and so unsuccessful : first, we di amiss to spend seven or eight years merely... | |
 | Materials - 1846 - 478 sider
...them as well as the words and lexicons, he were nothing so much to be esteemed a learned man, as any yeoman or tradesman competently wise in his mother...learning generally so unpleasing and so unsuccessful : and we do amiss to spend seven or eight years merely in scraping together so much miserable Latin... | |
 | Robert Chambers - 1847 - 712 sider
...a learned man, as any yeoman or tradesman competently wise in his mother dialect only. Hence appcir and kingdoms : once the seats of most glorious and...all earthly felicities ; the places where Nature ha Oree«, u might be learned otherwise easily and delightfully ia one year. And that which casts our... | |
 | Robert Chambers - 1847 - 712 sider
...learned man, as any yeoman or tradesman compe•ontly wise in his mother dialect only. Hence appear ;hc egacied among my honoured friends. I cannot fall out,...divide an affection : for controversies, disputes, ai might be learned otherwise easily and delightfully in one year. And that which casta our proficiency... | |
 | Robert Chambers - 1849 - 708 sider
...them, as well as the wordi and lexicons, he were nothing so much to be esteemed a learned man, as any ral Muses ; And but in music's sports all difference...smooth-leaved beeches in the field receive him With u might be learned otherwise easily and delightfully in one year. And that which casts our proficiency... | |
 | Thomas Cooper - 1850 - 488 sider
...them as well as the words and lexicons, he were nothing so much to be esteemed a learned man, as any yeoman or tradesman competently wise in his mother...learning generally so unpleasing and so unsuccessful : and we do amiss to spend seven or eight years merely in scraping together so much miserable Latin... | |
 | Thomas Cooper - 1850 - 492 sider
...them as well as the words and lexicons, he were nothing so much to be esteemed a learned man, as any yeoman or tradesman competently wise in his mother...learning generally so unpleasing and so unsuccessful : and we do amiss to spend seven or eight years merely in scraping together so much miserable Latin... | |
 | Cyrus R. Edmonds - 1851 - 418 sider
...them, as well as the words and lexicons, he were nothing so much to be esteemed a learned man, as any yeoman or tradesman competently wise in his mother...generally so unpleasing and so unsuccessful: First, t we do amiss to spend seven or eight years merely in scrap- ' ing together so much miserable Latin... | |
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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... 
