 And though a linguist should pride himself to have all the tongues that Babel cleft the world into, yet if he have not studied the solid things in them as well as the words and lexicons, he were nothing so much to be esteemed a learned man, as any yeoman...  Thoughts on the conduct of the understanding - Page 43by Basil Montagu - 1849Full view - About this book
 | John Milton - 1826 - 368 pages
...industrious after wisdom ; so that language is but the instrument conveying to us things useful to be known. And though a linguist should pride himself to have...as any yeoman or tradesman competently wise in his mother dialect only. Hence appear the many mistakes which have made learning generally so unpleasing... | |
 | John Milton - 1826 - 368 pages
...industrious after wisdom ; so that language is but the instrument conveying to us things useful to be known. And though a linguist should pride himself to have...as the words and lexicons, he were nothing so much lo be esteemed a learned man, as any yeoman or tradesman competently wise in his mother dialect only.... | |
 | Laconics - 1829 - 352 pages
...admiration of fools, the idols of parasites, and the slaves of their own vaunts.—Lord Bacon. DCCCCLXV. Though a Linguist should pride himself to have all...esteemed a learned man, as any yeoman or tradesman compe-i tantly wise in his mother dialect only. Hence appear the many mistakes which have made learning... | |
 | John Timbs - 1829 - 354 pages
...admiration of fools, the idols of parasites, and the slaves of their own vaunts — Lord Bacon. DCCCCLXV. Though a Linguist should pride himself to have all...have not studied the solid things in them as well Its the words ami lexicons, he were nothing so much to be esteemed a learned man, as any yeoman or... | |
 | Thomas Curtis (of Grove house sch, Islington) - 412 pages
...of the tongue and teeth : linguist, a professor of languages, or one skilled in various languages. Though a linguist should pride himself to have all the tongues that Babel cleft the world-into, yet, if he had not studied the solid things in them, as well as the words and lexicons,... | |
 | lady Pleasance Smith - 1832 - 652 pages
...opinions on the subject of education in the above passage very much coincide with those of Milton. " Though a linguist should pride himself to have all...cleft the world into, yet if he have not studied the .•in/til tllings in them, as well as the words and lexicons, he were nothing so much to be esteemed... | |
 | Jeremy Taylor (bp. of Down and Connor.) - 1834 - 364 pages
...industrious after wisdom : so that language is but the instrument conveying to us things useful to be known. And though a linguist should pride himself to have...as any yeoman or tradesman competently wise in his mother dialect only. Hence appear the many mistakes which have made learning generally so unpleasing... | |
 | James Simpson - 1834 - 350 pages
...linguist should pride himself to have all the tongues that Babel cleft this world into, yet, if he has not studied the solid things in them, as well as the...tradesman competently wise in his mother-dialect only." LOCKE, on Education, says, "Would not a Chinese, who had notice of our way of breeding, be apt to imagine,... | |
 | George Combe - 1834 - 144 pages
...extensive miscellaneous reading * Vol. ip 89, 90. Murray, 1832. in his native tongue. MILTON says, — ' Though a linguist should pride himself to have all the tongues that Babel cleft this world into, yet, if he have not studied the solid things in them, as well as the words and lexicons,... | |
 | John Milton - 1835 - 1044 pages
...industrious after wisdom ; so that language is but the instrument conveying to us things useful to be known. And though a linguist should pride himself to have...as any yeoman or tradesman competently wise in his mother dialect only. Hence appear the many mistakes which have made learning generally so unpleasing... | |
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