 To spend too much time in studies, is sloth; to use them too much for ornament, is affectation ; to make judgment wholly by their rules, is the humour of a scholar: they perfect nature, and are perfected by experience...  Exercises in Punctuation - Page 13by Adele Millicent Smith - 1905 - 149 pagesFull view - About this book
 | English instructor - 1801 - 272 pages
...marshalling of affairs , come best from those that are learned. To spend too much time in studies is sloth1, to use them too much for ornament is affectation ; to make judgment wholly by their rules is the humour of a scholar. They perfect nature , and are perfected by experience ; for natural abilities... | |
 | William Enfield - 1804 - 418 pages
...general counsels , and the plots , and marshalling of affairs , come best from those that are learned. To spend too much time in studies is sloth ; to use...; to . make judgment wholly by their rules is the humour of a scholar. They parfect nature , and are perfected by experience ; for natural abilities... | |
 | Nathan Drake - 1805 - 370 pages
...generall counsels, and the plots, and marshalling of affaires, come best from those that are learned. To spend too much time in studies, is sloth ; to use...them too much for ornament, is affectation ; to make judgement wholly by their rules is the humour of a scholler. They perfect nature, and are perfected... | |
 | Nathan Drake - 1805 - 376 pages
...generall counsels, and the plots, and marshalling of affaires, come best from those that are learned. To spend too much time in studies, is sloth ; to use...them too much for ornament, is affectation ; to make judgement wholly by their rules is the humour of a scholler. They perfect nature, and are perfected... | |
 | William Enfield - 1808 - 434 pages
...general counsels,,and the plots, and marshalling of affairs, come best from those who are learned. To spend too much time in studies is sloth ; to use...affectation ; to make judgment wholly by their rules is the humour of a scholJar. They perfect nature, and are perfected by experience ; for natural abilities... | |
 | Manual - 1809 - 288 pages
...the general counsels, and the plots and marshalling of affairs come best from those that are learned. To spend too much time in studies is sloth ; to use...affectation ; to make judgment wholly by their rules is the humour of a scholar. They perfect nature, and are perfected by experience ; for natural abilities are... | |
 | Increase Cooke - 1811 - 428 pages
...counsels, and the plots, and marshalling of affairs, come best from those that are learned. To spend toe much time in studies is sloth; to use them- too much...affectation; to make judgment wholly by their rules is the humour of a scholar. They/ perfect nature, and are perfected by experience ; for natural abilities... | |
 | Francis Bacon - 1812 - 348 pages
...the general counsels, and the plots and marshalling of affairs come best from those that are learned. To spend too much time in studies, is sloth; to use...affectation; to make judgment wholly by their rules, is the humour of a scholar; they perfect nature, and are perfected by experience: for natural abilities are... | |
 | Francis Bacon - 1815 - 310 pages
...general counsels-, and the plots and marshalling of affairs come best from those that are learned. To spend too much time in studies, is sloth ; to use...affectation ; to make judgment wholly by their rules, is the humour of a scholar : they perfect nature, and are perfected by experience : for natural abilities... | |
 | Mrs. Barbauld (Anna Letitia) - 1816 - 414 pages
...Testament; adversity of the New. Studies and reading serve for delight, for ornament, and for use. To spend too much time in studies is sloth ; to use them too much for ornament is afl'eclaiion; and to judge wholly by their rains is pedantic. Letters perfect nature, and are perfected... | |
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