 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...  A treatise on happiness [by J. Flamank]. - Page 224by James Flamank - 1833Full view - About this book
 | 1851 - 278 pages
...together a mouthful of meat, or supping up gravy and vegetaI bles, at the meals. ON STUDY. STUDIES serve for delight, for ornament, and for ability....ability, is in the judgment and disposition of business. For expert men can execute, and ; perhaps judge of particulars ; one by one ; but the general i counsels,... | |
 | 582 pages
...it may lawfully deviate from the original. I. ON STUDY. " Studies serve for delight, for oinament, and for ability. The chief use for delight is in privateness...ability, is in the judgment and disposition of business. For expert men can execute, and perhaps judge of particulars one by one ; but the general counsels,... | |
 | Mary Russell Mitford - 1852 - 592 pages
...style than this on the use of study. " Studies serve for delight, for ornament, and for ability. Their chief use for delight is in privateness and retiring;...ability is in the judgment and disposition of business; for expert men can execute, and perhaps judge of particulars one by one ; but the general counsels,... | |
 | Hubert Ashton Holden - 1852 - 380 pages
...victory, or that he should thence reap substantial fruit of comfort. [King's College, 1835.] 65. STUDIES serve for delight, for ornament, and for ability....ability, is in the judgment and disposition of business, for expert men can execute, and perhaps judge of particulars, one by one ; but the general counsels,... | |
 | Edward FitzGerald - 1852 - 172 pages
...night of death closes round. STUDIES. STUDIES serve for delight, for ornament, and for ability. Their chief use for delight is in privateness and retiring...ability, is in the judgment and disposition of business. For expert men can execute, and perhaps judge of particulars one by one ; but the general counsels,... | |
 | Francis Bacon - 1852 - 580 pages
...ESSAYS CIVIL AND MORAL. L. OF STUDIES. STUDIES serve for delight, for ornament and for ability. Their chief use for delight, is in privateness and retiring...ability, is in the judgment and disposition of business ; for expert men can execute, and perhaps judge of particulars, one by one: but the general counsels,... | |
 | Francis Bacon (visct. St. Albans.) - 1853 - 176 pages
...public proceedings. L. OF STUDIES. Studies serve for delight, for ornament, and for ability. Their chief use for delight is in privateness and retiring...ability is in the judgment and disposition of business. For expert men can execute, and perhaps judge of particulars, one by one; but the general counsels,... | |
 | Robert Chambers - 1853 - 716 pages
...the one of the other 1 [ Studie».] Studies serve for delight, for ornament, and for ability. Their chief use for delight is in privateness and retiring...ability, is in the judgment and disposition of business ; for expert men can execute, and perhaps judge of particulars, one by one ; but the general counsels,... | |
 | Francis Bacon - 1854 - 894 pages
...public proceedings. L. OF STUDIES. Studies serve for delight, for ornament, and for ability. Their chief use for delight, is in privateness and retiring...ability, is in the judgment and disposition of business. For expert men can execute, and perhaps judge of particulars, one by one ; but the general counsels,... | |
 | David Bates Tower, Cornelius Walker - 1854 - 440 pages
...Study. STUDIES serve for delight, for ornament, and for ability. Their chief use for delight, is for privateness and retiring; for ornament, is in discourse...ability, is in the judgment and disposition of business. For expert men can execute, and perhaps judge of, particulars one by one ; but the general counsels,... | |
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