 | John Milton - 1747 - 240 pages
...in too oft idle Vacancies given both to Schools and Uniyerfities, partly in a prepofterous Exaftion, forcing the empty Wits of Children to compofe Themes, Verfes and Orations, which are the Afts of ripeft Judgment, and the final Work of a Head fill'd, by long reading and obfcrving, with elegant... | |
 | George Colman - 1787 - 338 pages
...Locke, objects to themes and verfes as fchool exercifes, " forcing the empty wits " of children to a&s of ripeft judgment, and the *' final work of a head...and " obferving, with elegant maxims, and copious in" vention." But furely fuch obje&ions deny to the improvement and cultivation of the mind, the means... | |
 | English poets - 1790 - 342 pages
...in too oft idle vacancies given both to fchools and univerfities, partly in a prepofterous exaction, forcing the empty wits of children to compofe themes, verfes, and orations, which are the afts of ripeft judgment, and the final work of a head filled, by long reading and obferving, with elegant... | |
 | David Irving - 1803 - 266 pages
...too oft idle' vacancies given both to fchools and univerfities, partly in a prepofterous exactiou, forcing the empty wits of children to compofe themes, verfes, and orations, wkich are the acts ofripeft judgment, and the final work of a head fill'd by long leading .and obferving,... | |
 | John Milton, Charles Symmons - 1806 - 446 pages
...too oft idle vacancies given both to fchools and univerfities ; partly in a prepofterous exaction, forcing the empty wits of children to compofe themes,...reading and obferving, with elegant maxims and copious invention. Thefe are not matters to be wrung from poor ftriplings, like blood out of the nofe, or the... | |
 | John Milton, Charles Symmons - 1806 - 436 pages
...too oft idle vacancies given both to fchools and univerfities ; partly in a prepofterous exaction, forcing the empty wits of children to compofe themes,...reading and obferving, with elegant maxims and copious invention. Thefe are not matters to be wrung from poor ftriplings, liks blood out of the nofe, or the... | |
 | John Milton, Charles Symmons - 1806 - 440 pages
...too oft idle vacancies given both to fchools and univerfities ; partly in a prepofterous exaction, forcing the empty wits of children to compofe themes,...the final work of a head filled by long reading and obfetving, with elegant maxims and copious invention. Thefe are not matters to be wrung from poor firiplings,... | |
 | John Milton - 1809 - 534 pages
...the empty wits of children to compose themes, verses, and orations, I which are the acts of ripest judgment, and the final work of a head filled by long reading and observing, with elegant maxims and copious invention. These are not matters to be wrung from poor striplings,Jike... | |
 | Samuel Cooper Thacher, David Phineas Adams, William Emerson - 1810 - 874 pages
...the empty wits of children to compose themes, verses, and ora« tions, which are the acts of ripest judgment, and the final work of a head filled, by long reading and observing, with elegant maxims and copious inventions. These are not matters, he continues, to be wrung... | |
 | Thomas Gray, John Mitford - 1816 - 446 pages
...of thought, and of his native and original strength. — " Poetry (says Milton) is the art of expert judgment, and the final work of a head filled by long reading and observing, with elegant maxims and copious invention." * • It will hardly be necessary, after what... | |
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And that which casts our proficiency therein so much behind is our time lost partly in too oft idle vacancies given both to schools and universities — partly in a preposterous exaction, forcing the empty wits of children to compose themes, verses, and... 
