| Francis Bacon (visct. St. Albans.) - 1680 - 410 pages
...Learned. To fpend too much time in Studies is floth i to ufe them too much for Ornament is affectation j 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 like Natural Plants, that need Proyning... | |
| William Enfield - Elocution - 1785 - 460 pages
...learned. To fpend too much time in ftudies is ftoth ; to ufe thorn too much for ornament is afleftation ; to make judgment wholly by their rules is the humour of a fcholar. They perfeft nature, and are perfefted by experience ; for natural abilities are like natural... | |
| English instructor - English literature - 1801 - 272 pages
...one by one ; bui 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 sloth1, to use them too much for ornament is affectation ; to make judgment wholly by their rules is... | |
| William Enfield - 1804 - 418 pages
...one by one ; but the general counsels , and the plots , and marshalling of affairs , come best from those that are learned. To spend too much time in...wholly by their rules is the humour of a scholar. They parfect nature , and are perfected by experience ; for natural abilities are like natural plants ,... | |
| Nathan Drake - English essays - 1805 - 370 pages
...one by one ; but the generall counsels, and the plots, and marshalling of affaires, come best from those that are learned. To spend too much time in...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 - English essays - 1805 - 376 pages
...one by one ; but the generall counsels, and the plots, and marshalling of affaires, come best from those that are learned. To spend too much time in...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... | |
| Samuel Johnson - English language - 1805 - 924 pages
...most blamed for. Locke. j. A pedant ; a man of books. To spend too much time in studies, is sloth ; to make judgment wholly by their rules, is the humour of a scholar : they perfect nature, and ire perfected by experience. Bacon. 4. One who has a lettered education. My cousin William is becom-... | |
| William Enfield - Elocution - 1805 - 456 pages
...To fpencfr too much time in ftudies is floth ; to ufe them too ranch for ornament is affeftation ; to make judgment wholly by their rules is the humour of a fcholar. They perfeft nature, and are perfefted by experience; for natural abilities are like natural... | |
| Encyclopaedia Perthensis - 1807 - 758 pages
...blamed for. Locke. 3. A pedant ; a man of books. — To fpend too much time in ftudiea, is floth ; to make judgment wholly by their rules, is the humour of a fcholar. Bacon. 4. One who has a lettered education. — My coufin William is become a good/r/jolar.... | |
| William Enfield - Elocution - 1808 - 434 pages
...one ; but the general counsels,,and the plots, and marshalling of affairs, come best from those who are learned. To spend too much time in studies is...judgment wholly by their rules is the humour of a scholJar. They perfect nature, and are perfected by experience ; for natural abilities are like natural... | |
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