 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...  Recollections of a Literary Life - Sida 543efter Mary Russell Mitford - 1855 - 558 sidorObegränsad förhandsgranskning - Om den här boken
 | William Enfield - 1785 - 460 sidor
...retiring ; for ornament, is in difcourfe ; and for ability, is in the judgment anddifpofition of bufinefs. For expert men can execute, and perhaps judge of particulars one by one ; but the general counfels, and the plots, and marfhalling of affairs, come beft from thofe that are learned. To fpend... | |
 | English instructor - 1801 - 272 sidor
...multitude. » SPECTATOR. ON STUDY. OTUDIES serve for delight , for ornament , and for ability. The chief use for delight is in privateness and retiring;...execute , and perhaps judge of particulars one by one ; bui the general counsels , and the plots , and marshalling of affairs , come best from those that... | |
 | George Campbell - 1801 - 462 sidor
...varieties, and even to make improvements on the species. " Expert men," says Lord Bacon, " can execute and " judge of particulars, one by one ; but the general " counsels, and the plots and marshalling of affairs, " come best from those that are learned." INDEED, in almost every art, even... | |
 | Henry Kett - 1803 - 468 sidor
...retiring; for ornament is in difcourfe, and for ability is in the judgment and difpofition of bufmefs. For expert men can execute and perhaps judge of particulars, one by one;, but the general counfels and the plots and marfhalling of affairs come beft from thofe that are learned. Read not to... | |
 | William Enfield - 1804 - 418 sidor
...serve for delight , for ornament, and for ability. The chief use for dilight is in pri— vateness and retiring ; for ornament , is in discourse ; and for ability , is in the judgment and ilisposition of business. For expert men can execute , and perhaps judge of particulars one by one... | |
 | William Enfield - 1805 - 456 sidor
...£ for ornament, is in difcourfe ; and for ability, is in thejudgment and difpofition of bufinefs. For expert men. can execute, and perhaps judge of particulars one by one £ but the general counfels, and the plots, and marfhalling of affairs, come beft from thofe that are learned. To fpencfr... | |
 | Nathan Drake - 1805 - 370 sidor
...; for ornament, is in discourse ; and for ability, is in the judgement and disposition of busine&e. For expert men can execute, and perhaps judge of particulars, one by one ; but the generall counsels, and the plots, and marshalling of affaires, come best from those that are learned.... | |
 | Nathan Drake - 1805 - 376 sidor
...for ornament, is in discourse ; and for ability, is in the judgement and disposition of businesse. For expert men can execute, and perhaps judge of particulars, one by one ; but the generall counsels, and the plots, and marshalling of affaires, come best from those that are learned.... | |
 | William Enfield - 1808 - 434 sidor
...MELMOTH. .S 1 I:,. * CHAP. IX. ON S FUDY. STUDIES serve for delight, for ornament, asd for ability. The chief use for delight is in privateness and retiring;...judge of particulars one by one ; but the general counsels,,and the plots, and marshalling of affairs, come best from those who are learned. To spend... | |
 | Manual - 1809 - 288 sidor
...himself; he has more pride and ambition than any other sort of sinner. ESSAY 5. OF STUDIES. (Lord Bacon.) STUDIES serve for delight, for ornament, and for ability. Their chief use for delight, is in privacy and retirement ; for ornament, is in discourse, and for ability, is in the judgment and disposition... | |
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