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... The works of Francis Bacon - Page 361by Francis Bacon (visct. St. Albans.) - 1819Full view - About this book
| 1835 - 430 pages
...interesting, beloved and loving husband, a more valuable and respected parent." ON STUDIES. SjuniEs serve for delight, for ornament, and for ability....business ; for expert men can execute, and perhaps judge of particulars one by one: but the general counsels, and the plots and marshalling of affairs, come... | |
| Joseph Story - 1835 - 558 pages
...upon the sententious wisdom of the greatest of modern philosophers. " Studies," says my Lord Bacon, "serve for delight, for ornament, and for ability....ability, is in the judgment and disposition of business. — Histories make men wise ; poets, witty ; the mathematics, subtile ; natural philosophy, deep ;... | |
| 1836 - 378 pages
...the sententious wisdom of the greatest 214 of modern philosophers. " Studies," says my Lord Bacon, " serve for delight, for ornament, and for ability. Their chief use for delight is in privatcness and retiring ; for ornament, is in discourse ; anil for ability, is in tho judgment and... | |
| Francis Bacon - 1838 - 898 pages
...contrivers of suits ; for they are but a kind of poison and infection to public proceedings. L. OF STUDIES. Studies serve for delight, for ornament, and for ability....business. For expert men can execute, and perhaps judge of particulars, one by one ; but the general counsels, and the plots and marshalling of affairs, come... | |
| Francis Bacon - 1838 - 894 pages
...contrivers of suits ; for they are but a kind of poison and infection to public proceedings. L. OF STUDIES. Studies serve for delight, for ornament, and for ability....business. For expert men can execute, and perhaps ijudge of particulars, one by one; but the general counsels, and the plots and marshalling of affairs,... | |
| Louisa Caroline Tuthill - 1839 - 482 pages
...are not spoiled till those of nature age are already sunk into corruption. ON STUDIES.— LORD BACOU. Studies serve for delight, for ornament, and for ability....in discourse; and for ability, is in the judgment »nd disposition of business ; for expert men can execute, and perhaps judge of particulars, one by... | |
| Francis Bacon (visct. St. Albans.) - 1840 - 244 pages
...of suits; for they are but a kind of poison and infection to public proceedings. L.— OF STUDIES. STUDiES serve for delight, for ornament, and for ability....business; for expert men can execute, and perhaps judge of particulars, one by one : but the general counsels, and the plots and marshalling of affairs come... | |
| 1855 - 602 pages
...spirit. In illustration of these remarks, we shall quote the first part of his essay on " Studies." Studies serve for delight, for ornament, and for ability....business ; for expert men can execute, and perhaps judge, of particulars, one by one ; but the general counsels, and the plots and marshalling of affairs, come... | |
| Robert Chambers - 1844 - 692 pages
...of the other ! [ S/liâtes.] Studies serve for delight, for ornament, and for ability. Their cljief ed night, At every fall smoothing the raven down Of...the flowery-kirtled Naiades, Culling their potent of particulars, one by one ; but the general counsels, and the plots and marshalling of affairs, come... | |
| John Wilson - 1844 - 142 pages
...sentences; and analyse the following essay, by Lord Bacon, into sentences, and their various parts: — Studies serve for delight, for ornament, and for ability....delight is in privateness and retiring; for ornament is iri discourse; and for ability is in the judgment and disposition of business. For expert men can execute,... | |
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