 With such a one compare, after fifteen or sixteen years' study, one of our college Latinists, who has thrown away so much time in nothing but learning to speak. The world is nothing but babble ; and I never yet saw that man who did not rather prate too...  Adventures in the North of Europe ... - Page 93by Edward Wilson Landor - 1836Full view - About this book
 | Laconics - 1829 - 390 pages
...not wit that brings a man to hanging, That goes not further than a harmless banging. Buckingham. Mil. The world is nothing but babble; and I hardly ever yet saw the man who did not prate too much, and speak too little: and yet half of our age is embezzled in this... | |
 | Michel Eyquem de Montaigne - 1842 - 792 pages
...hi-» With such a one compare, after fifteen or sixteen years' study, one of our college Latinists, who has thrown away so much time in nothing but learning...to speak. The world is nothing but babble ; and I never yet saw that man who did not rather prate too much than speak too little ; and yet half of our... | |
 | Michel de Montaigne - 1849 - 698 pages
...hi« With such a one compare, after fifteen or sixteen years' study, one of our college Latinista, who has thrown away so much time in nothing but learning to speak. The world is nothing but babble; and I never yet saw that man who did not rather prate too much than speak too little; and yet half of our... | |
 | Aphorisms and apothegms - 1856 - 374 pages
...not wit that brings a man to hanging, That goes not farther than a harmless banging. Buckingham. Mil. The world is nothing but babble ; and I hardly ever yet saw the man who did not prate too much, and speak too little ; and yet half of our age is embezzled in... | |
 | Michel de Montaigne - Bookbinding - 1877 - 514 pages
...words. With such a one, after fifteen or sixteen years' study, compare one of our college Latinists, who has thrown away so much time in nothing but learning...nothing but babble ; and I hardly ever yet saw that man whpXdid not rather prate too much, than speak too little. *£nd yet half of our age is embezzled this... | |
 | Michel de Montaigne - 1887 - 510 pages
...words.2 With such a one compare, after fifteen or sixteen years' study, one of our college Latinists, who has thrown away so much time in nothing but learning...to speak. The world is nothing but babble ; and I never yet saw that man who did not rather prate too much than speak too little ; and yet half of our... | |
 | David Nasmith - Humanities - 1892 - 316 pages
...How many have I seen in my time totally brutified by an immoderate thirst after knowledge. (I., 196.) The world is nothing but babble ; and I hardly ever...not rather prate too much, than speak too little. (I., 203.) I love and honour knowledge as much as they that have it ; and in its true sense 'tis the... | |
 | David Nasmith - Humanities - 1892 - 316 pages
...How many have I seen in my time totally brutified by an immoderate thirst after knowledge. (I., 196.) The world is nothing but babble ; and I hardly ever...not rather prate too much, than speak too little. (I., 203.) I love and honour knowledge as much as they that have it ; and in its true sense 'tis the... | |
 | Oliver Joseph Thatcher - Anthologies - 1907 - 502 pages
...words. With such a one compare, after fifteen or sixteen years' study, one of our college Latinists, who has thrown away so much time in nothing but learning...to speak. The world is nothing but babble ; and I r.ever yet saw that man who did not rather prate too much than speak too little ; and yet half of our... | |
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