 | Joseph Story - 1835 - 558 pages
...upon the sententious wisdom of the greatest of modern philosophers. " Studies," says my Lord Bacon, "serve for delight, for ornament, and for ability....ability, is in the judgment and disposition of business. — Histories make men wise ; poets, witty ; the mathematics, subtile ; natural philosophy, deep ;... | |
 | 1836 - 378 pages
...the sententious wisdom of the greatest 214 of modern philosophers. " Studies," says my Lord Bacon, " serve for delight, for ornament, and for ability. Their chief use for delight is in privatcness and retiring ; for ornament, is in discourse ; anil for ability, is in tho judgment and... | |
 | Francis Bacon - 1838 - 894 pages
...contrivers of suits ; for they are but a kind of poison and infection to public proceedings. L. OF STUDIES. Studies serve for delight, for ornament, and for ability....business. For expert men can execute, and perhaps ijudge of particulars, one by one; but the general counsels, and the plots and marshalling of affairs,... | |
 | Louisa Caroline Tuthill - 1839 - 482 pages
...are not spoiled till those of nature age are already sunk into corruption. ON STUDIES.— LORD BACOU. Studies serve for delight, for ornament, and for ability....in discourse; and for ability, is in the judgment »nd disposition of business ; for expert men can execute, and perhaps judge of particulars, one by... | |
 | Samuel Kirkham - 1839 - 362 pages
...delight', is' . . in retired privacy'; for ornament', in discourse'; and for ability', in the arrangement and disposition of business': for expert men can execute',...perhaps', judge of particulars' , one by one'; but general councils', and the plots and marshalling of affairs' , come best from the learned*.* To spend... | |
 | George Campbell - 1840 - 450 pages
...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 affairs, come best from those that are learned." Indeed, in almost every art, even as used by mere... | |
 | 1844 - 456 pages
...Studio wire for delight, for ornament, and for ability. Their chief nw for delight, is In privBteness and retiring ; for ornament, is in discourse ; and...judgment and disposition of business ; for expert men can exccute, and perhaps judge of particular!, one by one : but the general counsels, and the plots and... | |
 | John Wilson - 1844 - 142 pages
...sentences; and analyse the following essay, by Lord Bacon, into sentences, and their various parts: — Studies serve for delight, for ornament, and for ability....delight is in privateness and retiring; for ornament is iri discourse; and for ability is in the judgment and disposition of business. For expert men can execute,... | |
 | John Seely Hart - 1845 - 404 pages
...entirely of aphorisms and detached sentences. The extracts which follow are from his Essays.] Studies. Studies serve for delight, for ornament, and for ability....; for expert men can execute, and perhaps judge of par(36) ticulars, one by one ; but the general counsels, and the plots and marshalling of affairs,... | |
 | Lyman Cobb - 1845 - 252 pages
...gain bv conquest. 6* / 66 COBB'S NEW SEQUEL, OR, FOURTH READING BOOK. READING LESSON XVI. On Study. 1. 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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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... 
