| William Enfield - 1804 - 418 pages
...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 in the judgment and ilisposition of business. For expert men can execute , and perhaps judge of particulars one by one... | |
| Francis Bacon - English essays - 1812 - 348 pages
...contrivers of suits; for they are but a kind of poison and infection to public proceedings. o* %ttltliC0, 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... | |
| Francis Bacon - 1815 - 310 pages
...contrivers of suits ; for they are but a kind of poison and infection to public proceedings. OF STUDIES. 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... | |
| 1818 - 506 pages
...delight, for ornament, and for ability. The 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. Crafty men contemn studies, simple men admire them, and wise men use them. Reading maketh a full man,... | |
| Daniel Staniford - Elocution - 1817 - 256 pages
...both mother and daughter to be maintained at the public expense. 'CBBS <L CHAPTER LXIX. ON STUDY 1. STUDIES serve for delight, for ornament and for ability. Their chief use for delight is in privatenes? and retirement; for ornament ,is in discourse; and for ability, is in the judgement, and... | |
| Francis Bacon - Conduct of life - 1818 - 312 pages
...general contrivers of Suits, for they are but a kind of poison and infection to public proceedings. İf 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... | |
| Francis Bacon (visct. St. Albans.) - 1818 - 310 pages
...contrivers of Suits, for they are but a kind of poison and infection to public proceedings. İf &TUDIES serve for delight, for ornament, and for ability. Their chief use for delight, is in privatenessand retiring; for ornament, is in discourse; and for ability, is in the judgment and disposition... | |
| Francis Bacon (visct. St. Albans.) - 1819 - 602 pages
...to put>h'c proceedings. rbi ' '.. . •' .:.'.:•£ 't*';?' ;..-.• L. OF STUDIES. :,.^~z:^zn ^x-: 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... | |
| Increase Cooke - American literature - 1819 - 426 pages
...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 judgement and disposition of business. For expert men can execute, and perhaps judge of particulars... | |
| Francis Bacon - English essays - 1820 - 548 pages
...contrivers of suits; for they are but a kind of poison and infection to public proceeding. LI. OF STUDIES. 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... | |
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