 | Hester Lynch Piozzi - Authors, English - 1786 - 314 pages
...talk only on one fubject, or a<5t only in one department, is feldom wanted, and perhaps never wifhed for ; while the man of general knowledge can often benefit, and always pleafe." He ufed to relate, however, another ftory lefs to the credit of his coufin's penetration,... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1792 - 652 pages
...only on " onefubject, or act only in one department, is " feldom wanted, and, perhaps, never wifhed " for ; while the man of general knowledge " can often benefit, and always pleafe." This advice Johnfon feems to have purfued with a good inclination. His reading was always... | |
 | Philadelphia (Pa.) - 1810 - 566 pages
...gave him the following excellent admonition : " Obtain some general principles of every science ; he who can talk only on one subject, or act only in one department, is seldom wanted, and peN haps never wished for; while the man of general knowledge can often benefit, and always please."... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1801 - 416 pages
...only on one fubjecl:, or acl: only in one de* partment, is feldom wanted, and, perhaps, never wifhed for ; while the man of general *' knowledge can often benefit, and always 4' pleafe." The advice Johnfon feems to hav^ purfued with a good inclination. His reading was always... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - Biography - 1801 - 422 pages
...only on one fubject, or act only in one de** partmcnt, is feldom wanted, and, perhaps, "i never wifhed for; while the man of general ** knowledge can often benefit, and always " pleafe." The advice Johnfon feems to have purfued with a good inclination. His reading was always... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - English literature - 1806 - 350 pages
...received, he related to Mrs. Piozzi. " Obtain," says Ford, " some general " principles of every science: he who can talk " only on one subject, or act only in one de" partment, is seldom, wanted, and perhaps, ne" ver wished for; while the man of general " knowledge... | |
 | Nathan Drake - Adventurer - 1809 - 524 pages
...confirmed by the advice of Mr. Ford; " obtain," said he, " some general principles of every science: he who can talk only on one subject, or act only in one...general knowledge can often benefit, and always please." Like Milton, he was passionately fon'd of romances; and Dr. Percy has recorded, that when a boy, and... | |
 | Nathan Drake - Adventurer - 1809 - 520 pages
...confirmed by the advice of Mr. Ford ; " obtain," said he, " some general principles of every science: he who can talk only on one subject, or act only in one...general knowledge can often benefit, and always please." Like Milton, he was passionately fond of romances; and Dr. Percy has recorded, that when a boy, and... | |
 | Nathan Drake - English essays - 1809 - 530 pages
...confirmed by the advice of Mr. Ford; " obtain," said he, " some general principles of every science : he who can talk only on one subject, or act only in one...general knowledge can often benefit, and always please." Like Milton, he was passionately fond of romances; and Dr. Percy has recorded, that when a boy, and... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1809 - 372 pages
...he related to Mrs. Piozzi. •' Obtain," says Ford, " some general principles of every science ; he who can talk only on one subject, or act only in one...general knowledge can often benefit, and always please." The advice Johnson seems to have pursued with a good inclination. His reading was always desultory,... | |
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some general principles of every science; he who can talk only on one subject, or act only in one department, is seldom wanted, and perhaps never wished for; while the man of general knowledge can often benefit and always please. 
