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... Spirit of the English Magazines - Page 541818Full view - About this book
 | English instructor - English literature - 1801 - 272 pages
...kind , and » does not fall in with the madness of a » multitude. » SPECTATOR. ON STUDY. OTUDIES serve for delight , for ornament , and for ability...., is in the judgment and disposition of business. For expert men can execute , and perhaps judge of particulars one by one ; bui the general counsels... | |
 | William Enfield - 1804 - 418 pages
...will ever be found to afibrd the most kindly soil for its cultivation. MELMOTH. CHAP. IX. On Study. STUDIES 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... | |
 | Nathan Drake - English essays - 1805 - 378 pages
...serve for delight, for ornament, and for ability. Their chiefe use for delight, is in privatenesse and retiring ; 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,... | |
 | Nathan Drake - English essays - 1805 - 376 pages
...serve for delight, for ornament, and for ability. Their chiefe use for delight, is in privatenesse and retiring ; 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,... | |
 | William Enfield - Elocution - 1808 - 434 pages
...cultivation. 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...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,,and... | |
 | Manual - Essays - 1809 - 288 pages
...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 of business : for expert men can execute, and perhaps judge of particulars one by one ; but the general counsels,... | |
 | Increase Cooke - American literature - 1811 - 428 pages
...trees, and animals, and ocean, and winds. CHAP. III. DIDACTIC PIECES. a )_ > =g SECTION I. On Study. STUDIES serve for delight, for ornament, and for ability....The chief use for delight, is in privateness. and retirement ; for ornament, is in discourse; and for ability is in the judgment and disposition of business.... | |
 | Francis Bacon - English essays - 1812 - 348 pages
...to public proceedings. o* %ttltliC0, 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 - 1815 - 302 pages
...to public proceedings. 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 - Conduct of life - 1818 - 312 pages
...infection to public proceedings. ©f 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,... | |
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