 Teaching, we learn; and, giving, we retain The births of intellect ; when dumb, forgot Speech ventilates our intellectual fire ; Speech burnishes our mental magazine , Brightens, for ornament ; and whets, for use.  The Complaint: Or, Night-thoughts on Life, Death, & Immortality.. - Page 40by Edward Young - 1750 - 404 pagesFull view - About this book
 | Edward Young - 1811 - 302 pages
...or dross ; When coin'd in words, we know its real worth. If sterling, store it for thy future use ; 'Twill buy thee benefit ; perhaps, renown. Thought, too, deliver'd, is the more possest ; Teaching, we learn ; and giving, we retain The births of intellect ; when dumb, forgot. Speech... | |
 | Edward Young - 1812 - 288 pages
...fuch as ftains The fancy, and unhallow'd paffion fires ; Chiming her faints to Cytherea's fane. i 5 if fterling, ftore it for thy future ufe ; 'Twill buy thee benefit; perhaps, renown. D Thought too, deliver'd, is the more pofleft ; Teaching, we learn ; and giving, we retain The births... | |
 | 1813 - 596 pages
...— When coin'd in word, we know its real worth — Thought too delivcr'd is the mote possess" d — Teaching we learn, and giving we retain. The births...forgot. Speech ventilates our intellectual fire ; Speech burnishes our mental magazine, Brightens for ornament, and whets for use ! 'Tis thought'stxchange,... | |
 | Edward Young - 1813 - 324 pages
...or dross; When coin'd in word, we know its real worth : If sterling, store it for thy future use ; Twill buy thee benefit, perhaps renown. Thought, too, deliver'd, is the more possess'd ; Teaching, we learn ; and giving, we retain The hirths of intellect; when dumb, forgot.... | |
 | Edward Young - 1813 - 380 pages
...or dross; When coin'd in words, we know its real worth. If sterling, store it for thy future use : 'Twill buy thee benefit ; perhaps, renown. Thought, too, deliver'd, is the more possess'd : Teaching, we learn ; and, giving, we retain The births of intellect ; when dumb, forgot.... | |
 | Edward Young - 1815 - 332 pages
...; Twill buy thee benefit ; perhaps, renown. Thought, too, -deliverM, is the more possest; Teachmg, we learn; and, giving, we retain ; . The births of...when dumb, forgot. Speech ventilates our intellectual lire ; Speech burnishes our mental magazine ; Brightens, for ornament ; and whets, for uae. What numbers,... | |
 | Mary Ann Hedge - 1819 - 146 pages
...Speech, thought's canal! Speech, thought's criterion too; Thought too, delivered, is the more possest; Teaching we learn; and, giving, we retain The births of intellect; when dumb forgot. *,# * * * # * # 'Tis converse qualifies for solitude; As exercise for salutary rest—" Some are of... | |
 | Johann Gottfried Herder - 1820 - 790 pages
...coin'd in Word, we know its real Worth. 184 II. 3 uga 6 1 n If sterling, »tore it for thy future Use, Twill buy thee Benefit; perhaps Renown. Thought, too, deliver'd, is the more possest : Teaching , we learn ; and, giving , we retein The Births of Intellect; when dumb, forgot.... | |
 | John Aikin - 1821 - 412 pages
...or dross ; When coin'd in word, we know its real worth. If sterling, store it for thy future use : 'Twill buy thee benefit; perhaps renown. Thought, too, deliver'd, is the more possest ; Teaching, we learn ; and, giving, we retain The births of intellect ; when dumb, forgot Speech... | |
 | British poets - 1822 - 274 pages
...or dross; When coin'd in word, we know its real worth : If sterling, store it for thy future use ; Twill buy thee benefit, perhaps renown. Thought, too, deliver'd, is the more possess'd ; Teaching we learn ; and giving we retain The births of intellect ; when dumb, forgot. Speech... | |
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