 STUDIES serve for delight, for ornament, and for ability. Their chief use for delight is in privateness and retiring ; for ornament, is in discourse ; and for ability, is in the judgment and disposition of business. For expert men can execute, and perhaps...  Self Culture - Page 3151897Full view - About this book
 | English instructor - 1801 - 272 pages
...multitude. » SPECTATOR. ON STUDY. OTUDIES serve for delight , for ornament , and for ability. The chief use for delight is in privateness and retiring;..., is in the judgment and disposition of business. For expert men can execute , and perhaps judge of particulars one by one ; bui the general counsels... | |
 | William Enfield - 1804 - 418 pages
...serve for delight , for ornament, and for ability. The chief use for dilight is in pri— vateness and retiring ; for ornament , is in discourse ; and for ability , is in the judgment and ilisposition of business. For expert men can execute , and perhaps judge of particulars one by one... | |
 | Nathan Drake - 1805 - 378 pages
...serve for delight, for ornament, and for ability. Their chiefe use for delight, is in privatenesse and retiring ; for ornament, is in discourse ; and for ability, is in the judgement and disposition of businesse. For expert men can execute, and perhaps judge of particulars,... | |
 | Nathan Drake - 1805 - 376 pages
...serve for delight, for ornament, and for ability. Their chiefe use for delight, is in privatenesse and retiring ; for ornament, is in discourse ; and for ability, is in the judgement and disposition of businesse. For expert men can execute, and perhaps judge of particulars,... | |
 | William Enfield - 1808 - 434 pages
...MELMOTH. .S 1 I:,. * CHAP. IX. ON S FUDY. STUDIES serve for delight, for ornament, asd for ability. The chief use for delight is in privateness and retiring;...ability, is in the judgment and disposition of business. For expert men can execute, and perhaps judge of particulars one by one ; but the general counsels,,and... | |
 | Manual - 1809 - 288 pages
...himself; he has more pride and ambition than any other sort of sinner. ESSAY 5. OF STUDIES. (Lord Bacon.) STUDIES serve for delight, for ornament, and for ability. Their chief use for delight, is in privacy and retirement ; for ornament, is in discourse, and for ability, is in the judgment and disposition... | |
 | Increase Cooke - 1811 - 428 pages
...delight, for ornament, and for ability. The chief use for delight, is in privateness. and retirement ; for ornament, is in discourse; and for ability is in the judgment and disposition of business. For expert men can execute, and perhaps judge of particulars one by one ; but the general counsels,... | |
 | Francis Bacon - 1812 - 348 pages
...contrivers of suits; for they are but a kind of poison and infection to public proceedings. o* %ttltliC0, STUDIES serve for delight, for ornament, and for ability....ability, is in the judgment and disposition of business ; for expert men can execute, and perhaps judge of particulars, one by one: but the general counsels,... | |
 | Mr. Harrison (Ralph) - 1812 - 118 pages
...every different subject and verb. As, Their slumbers are sound, and (heir •wakings are cheerful. Crafty men contemn studies, simple men admire them, and wise men use them. The comma may be considered as included in the semicolpn i the semicolon as comprehended in the colon... | |
 | Francis Bacon - 1815 - 310 pages
...contrivers of suits ; for they are but a kind of poison and infection to public proceedings. OF STUDIES. STUDIES serve for delight, for ornament, and for ability....ability, is in the judgment and disposition of business : for expert men can execute, and perhaps judge of particulars, one by one : but the general counsels-,... | |
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