 | Thomas Babington Macaulay Baron Macaulay - 1877 - 898 pages
...any share in the invention or improvement of a plough, a ship, or a mill, is an insult " In my own time," says Seneca, " there have been inventions of...of a building, shorthand, which has been carried to sucli a perfection that a writer can keep pace with the most rapid speaker. But the inventing of such... | |
 | 1884 - 682 pages
...philosophy was, as Seneca '" says, " to raise the mind above the sordid cares." " In my time," continues Seneca, " there have been inventions of this sort,...can keep pace with the most rapid speaker. But the invention of such things is drudgery for the lowest slaves; philosophy lies deeper; it is not her office... | |
 | Thomas Babington Macaulay Baron Macaulay - 1880 - 668 pages
...any share in the invention or improvement of a plough, a ship, or a mill is an insult. " In my own time," says Seneca, " there have been inventions of...building, short-hand, which has been carried to such a perfection that a writer can keep pace with the most rapid speaker. But the inventing of such things... | |
 | William Wolfe Capes - 1880 - 276 pages
...not condescend to the humble office of ministering to the comfort of human beings. . . . 'In my own time,' says Seneca, 'there have been inventions of...building, shorthand which has been carried to such a perfection that a writer can keep pace with the most rapid speaker. But the inventing of such things... | |
 | Thomas Babington Macaulay Baron Macaulay - 1880 - 668 pages
...invention or improvement of a plough, a ship, or a mill is an insult. " In my own time," says Seueca, " there have been inventions of this sort — transparent...building, short-hand, which has been carried to such a perfection that a writer can keep pace with the most rapid speaker. But the inventing of such things... | |
 | Thomas Babington Macaulay Baron Macaulay - 1880 - 828 pages
...any share in the invention or improvement of a plough, a ship, or a mill, is an insult. " In my own time," says Seneca, " there have been inventions of this sort, transparent windows, tubea for diffusing warmth equally through all parts of a building, short-hand, which has been carried... | |
 | Thomas Babington Macaulay (baron [essays]) - 1881 - 386 pages
...any share in the invention or improvement of a plough, a ship, or a mill, is an insult. "In my own time," says Seneca, " there have been inventions of...building, shorthand, which has been carried to such a perfection that a writer can keep pace with the most rapid speaker. But the * Advancement of Learning,... | |
 | Thomas Babington Macaulay - 1883 - 1254 pages
...share in the invention or improvement of a plough, a ship, or a mill, is an insult. " In my own tune," says Seneca, " there have been inventions of this...building, shorthand, which has been carried to such a perfection that a writer can keep pace with the most rapid speaker. But the inventing of such things... | |
 | Thomas Babington Macaulay (baron [essays]) - 1883 - 874 pages
.../¿., Lib. 2. Cap. 2. " A'cvttm Organvm, Lib. i. Aph. 81. ft Cogitaia et т'иа1 1 Seneca, F.pist. 90, transparent windows, tubes for diffusing warmth equally...building, short-hand, which has been carried to such a perfection that a writer can keep pace with the most rapid speaker. But the inventing of such things... | |
 | Thomas Babington Macaulay Baron Macaulay - 1885 - 916 pages
...any share in the invention or improvement of a plough, a ship, or a mill, is an insult. " In my own A $ a perfection that a writer can keep pace with the most rapid speaker. But the inventing of such things... | |
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In my own time," says Seneca, "there have been inventions of this sort, transparent windows, tubes for diffusing warmth equally through all parts of a building, short-hand, which has been carried to such a perfection that a writer can keep pace with the... 
