 | John Locke - 1712 - 330 pages
...have fpent their Time, in Well-bred Company, mews' us, that this plain Natural way without the leaft Study or Knowledge of Grammar, can carry them to a great Degree of Elegancy and Politenefs in their Linwe fee may be fpared in fome Cafes. The que/rion then will be,... | |
 | John Locke - 1779 - 336 pages
...i'pcnt their ti-ue iu well-bred company, fhew us, that this plain natural way without the leall ftudy or knowledge of grammar can carry them to a great degree of elegance and poJitenefs in their language : And ktherc arc ladies who, without without knowing what tenfes and participles,... | |
 | United States - 1807 - 442 pages
...learned by rote, serve well enough for the common affairs of life, and ordinary commerce ; nay, persons of quality, of the softer sex, and such of them as...there are ladies, who, without knowing what tenses and particifiles are, speak as correctly—(they might take it for an ill compliment, if I said as well... | |
 | John Locke - 1812 - 492 pages
...of quality of the softer sex, and such of them as have spent their time in well-bred company, show us, that this plain natural way, without the least...knowledge of grammar, can carry them to a great degree of elegancy and politeness in their language : and there are ladies who, without knowing what tenses and... | |
 | William Henry Pybus - French language - 1816 - 265 pages
...quality, of the softer sex, and a such of them as have spent their time in well bred company, -'' show us that this plain, natural way, without the least...knowledge of grammar, can carry them to a great degree o' ; ' elegance and politeness in their language ; and that there are " ladles who, without knowing... | |
 | Nicolas Gouin Dufief - French language - 1823
...quality, of the softer sei, and such of them at have spent their time in well-bred company, show vs that this plain, natural way, without the least study...and that there are ladies, who, without knowing what tensos and participles ere, speak as cor, rectly (they may take it for an ill compliment, if 1 say... | |
 | John Locke - Philosophy - 1823 - 502 pages
...of quality of the softer sex, and such of them as have spent their time in well-bred company, show us, that this plain natural way, without the least...knowledge of grammar, can carry them to a great degree of elegancy and politeness in their language : and there are ladies who, without knowing what tenses and... | |
 | Allison Wrifford - School management and organization - 1831 - 198 pages
...of quality of the softer sex, and such of them as have spent their time in well-bred company, show us, that this plain natural way, without the least...knowledge of grammar, can carry them to a great degree of elegancy and politeness in their language: and there are ladies who, without knowing what tenses and... | |
 | Henry Barnard - Education - 1864 - 874 pages
...persona of quality of the softer sex, and such of them as have spent their time in wellbred gompany, show us, that this plain natural way, without the least...knowledge of grammar, can carry them to a great degree of elegancy and politeness in their language: and there are ladies who, without knowing what tenses and... | |
 | Henry Barnard - Education - 1864 - 840 pages
...persons of quality of the softer sex, and such of them as have spent their time in wellbred company, show us, that this plain natural way, without the least...knowledge of grammar, can carry them to a great degree of elegancy and politeness in their language : and there are ladies who, without knowing what tenses and... | |
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There is nothing more evident than that languages learned by rote serve well enough for the common affairs of life and ordinary commerce. Nay, persons of quality of the softer sex and such of them as have spent their time in well-bred company... 
