 And though a linguist should pride himself to have all the tongues that Babel cleft the world into, yet if he have not studied the solid things in them as well as the words and lexicons, he were nothing so much to be esteemed a learned man, as any yeoman...  Essays and Addresses, 1900-1903 - Page 240by Sir John Lubbock - 1903 - 296 pagesFull view - About this book
 | Robert Chambers - English literature - 1847 - 712 pages
...things useful to be known. And though a linguist should pride himself to have all the tongues ;hat Babel cleft the world into, yet, if he have not studied...esteemed a learned man, as any yeoman or tradesman compe•ontly wise in his mother dialect only. Hence appear ;hc many mistakes which have made learning... | |
 | Robert Chambers - Authors, English - 1847 - 712 pages
...Babel cleft the world into, yet, if he hive not studied the solid things in them, as well as the word« Hence appcir the many mistakes which have made learning generally so unpleasing and so unsuccessful... | |
 | John Milton - 1848 - 540 pages
...after wisdom ; so that language is but the instrument conveying to us things useful to be known. And though a linguist should pride himself to have all...tradesman competently wise in his mother dialect only. to the acquisition of scientific knowledge. Dr. Johnson has severely censured this method of instruction,... | |
 | John Minter Morgan - Christian sociology - 1849 - 250 pages
...in general, are necessary, but not the chief business of education." Milton also remarks: — "And though a linguist should pride himself to have all...tradesman competently wise in his mother dialect only. " Hence appear the many mistakes which have made learning generally so unpleasing and so unsuccessful... | |
 | Basil Montagu - 1849 - 284 pages
...beast of the field." So Milton, in his most interesting and valuable tract on Education, says, " And though a linguist should pride himself to have all...as any yeoman or tradesman competently wise in his mother-dialect only." NOTE (B). Connexion between Knowledge and Happiness. The connexion between happiness... | |
 | John Minter Morgan - 1850 - 244 pages
...in general, are necessary, but not the chief business of education." Milton also remarks: — "And though a linguist should pride himself to have all...tradesman competently wise in his mother dialect only. " Hence appear the many mistakes which have made learning generally so unpleasing and so unsuccessful... | |
 | Thomas Cooper - Chartism - 1850 - 488 pages
...forth aught that sorts not with their unchewed notions and suppositions. ON THE STUDY OF LANGUAGES. — Though a linguist should pride himself to have all...tradesman competently wise in his mother dialect only. Hence appear the many mistakes which have made learning generally so unpleasing and so unsuccessful... | |
 | Thomas Cooper - Chartism - 1850 - 492 pages
...forth aught that sorts not with their unchewed notions and suppositions. ON THE STUDY OP LANGUAGES. — Though a linguist should pride himself to have all...tradesman competently wise in his mother dialect only. Hence appear the many mistakes which have made learning generally so unpleasing and so unsuccessful... | |
 | Thomas Cooper - 1850 - 504 pages
...suppositions. ON THE STUDY OF LANGUAGES. — Though a linguist should pride himself to have all the tongue» that Babel cleft the world into, yet if he have not...tradesman competently wise in his mother dialect only. Hence appear the many mistakes which have made learning generally so unpleasing and so unsuccessful... | |
 | Robert Chambers - English literature - 1850 - 710 pages
...useful to be known. And though a linguist should pride himself to have all the tongue« that liabel cleft the world into, yet, if he have not studied the solid things in them, as well as the word« and lexicons, he were nothing so much to be esteemed a learned man, as any yeoman or tradesman... | |
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