 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
 | Robert Sullivan - 1861 - 532 pages
...full description of human perfection, on this side of religious and moral duties. XV ON STUDY. STUDIES serve for delight, for ornament, and for ability....chief use for delight is in privateness and retiring j for ornament, is in discourse; and for ability, is in the judgment and disposition of business; For... | |
 | Francis Bacon, Richard Whately - 1861 - 630 pages
...serve for delight, for ornament, and for ability. ^ Their chief use for delight is in privateness,1 and retiring ; for ornament, is in discourse ; and...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,... | |
 | Truman Rickard - 1863 - 152 pages
...1$ EXEECISE VII. Studies. — BACON. 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. Expert men can execute, and perhaps judge of particulars one 6 by one; but the general counsels, and... | |
 | Richard Green Parker, James Madison Watson - 1863 - 614 pages
...attention. III. STUDIES. — BACON.' 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,... | |
 | Charles Dexter Cleveland - 1863 - 788 pages
...use and employment thereof. 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,... | |
 | Henry Barnard - 1863 - 898 pages
...STUDIES serre for delight, for ornament, and for ability. Their chief use for delight is in prirateness,1 and retiring ; for ornament, is in discourse; and...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,... | |
 | Great Britain. Committee on Education - 1864 - 200 pages
...that sacred volume are contained, Sufficient, clear, and for that use ordain'd ? 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 counsels,... | |
 | Thomas Budd Shaw, sir William Smith - 1864 - 554 pages
...93-106.) From the Essays. 59. 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 - 1864 - 468 pages
...perniciosius hominum genus. L. OP STUDIES. STUDIES serve for delight, for ornament, and for ability.1 Their chief use for delight, is in privateness and retiring ; for ornament, is in discourse ; 2 and for ability, is in the judgment and disposition of business.3 For expert men can execute, and... | |
 | Charles Dexter Cleveland - 1865 - 784 pages
...use and employment thereof. 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 part irulars, one by one ; but the general counsels,... | |
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