 If any one among us have a facility or purity more than ordinary in his mother tongue, it is owing to chance, or his genius, or any thing, rather than to his education or any care of his teacher.  The Works of John Locke - Page 181by John Locke - 1823Full view - About this book
 | John Locke - 1779 - 336 pages
...mafters of it. If any one among us have a facility or purity more than ordinary in his Hnpther-tongue, it is owing to chance, or his genius, or any thing,...education, or any care of his teacher. To mind what Englim his pupil fpeaks or writes, is below the dignity of one bred up amongft Greek and Latin, though... | |
 | Benjamin Franklin - 1818 - 610 pages
...masters of it. If any one among -us have a facility or purity more then ordinary in his mother tongue, it is owing to chance, or his genius, or any thing,...speaks or writes, is below the dignity of one bred up among Greek and Latin, though he have but little of them himself. These are the learned languages,... | |
 | Benjamin Franklin, Jared Sparks - Statesmen - 1836 - 584 pages
...masters of it. If any one among us have a facility or purity more than ordinary in his mother tongue, it is owing to chance, or his genius, or any thing,...speaks or writes, is below the dignity of one bred up among Greek and Latin, though he have but little of them himself. These are the learned languages,... | |
 | Benjamin Franklin, Jared Sparks - United States - 1840 - 586 pages
...masters of it. If any one among us have a facility or purity more than ordinary in his mother tongue, it is owing to chance, or his genius, or any thing,...education or any care of his teacher. To mind what English liis pupil speaks or writes, is below the dignity of one bred up among Greek and Latin, though he have... | |
 | Education - 1854 - 886 pages
...speeches and write despatches in it." " The learning of Latin is nothing tort tlie learning of words." " To mind what English his pupil speaks, or writes,...of one bred up amongst Greek and Latin, though he liave but little of them himself." As they seldom produce *ny such respectable authority, we generously... | |
 | Benjamin Franklin - United States - 1844 - 600 pages
...masters of it. If any one among ua have a facility or purity more than ordinary in his mother tongue, it is owing to chance, or his genius, or any thing,...speaks or writes, is below the dignity of one bred up among Greek and Latin, though he have but little of them himself. These are the learned languages,... | |
 | Education - 1852 - 512 pages
...more than ordinary in his mother tongue, it is owing to chance, or his genius, or anything rather than his education, or any care of his teacher. To mind...pupil speaks, or writes, is below the dignity of one VOL. v. — NO. iv. E bred up among Greek and Latin I am not here speaking against Greek and Latin.... | |
 | Goold Brown - English language - 1858 - 1096 pages
...Masters of it. If any one among us have a facility or purity more than ordinary in his Mother Tougue, it is owing to Chance, or his Genius, or any thing,...Education or any care of his Teacher. To Mind what EnylUh his Pupil speaks or writes Is below the Dignity of one bred up amongst (freck and Latin, though... | |
 | Henry Barnard - Education - 1864 - 906 pages
...masters of it If any ono among us have a facility or purity more than ordinary in his mother tongue, it is owing to chance, or his genius, or any thing,...of them himself. These are the learned languages, tit only for learned men to meddle with and teach ; English is the language of the illiterate vulgar... | |
 | Henry Barnard - Education - 1864 - 840 pages
...masters of it If any one among us have a facility or purity more than ordinary in his mother tongue, it is owing to chance, or his genius, or any thing,...Latin, though he have but little of them himself. These »re the learned languages, fit only for learned men to meddle with and teach; English is the language... | |
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