 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 or...  Education and Educators - Page 47by David Kay - 1883 - 490 pagesFull view - About this book
 | Jenkin Thomas Philipps - Education of princes - 1750 - 388 pages
...the Instrument conveying to us Things ufeful to be known. And though a Linguift fliould pride himfelf to have all the Tongues that Babel cleft the World into, yet, if he have not ftudied the folid Things in them, as . K well well as the Words and Lexicons, he were nothing fo much... | |
 | John Milton - 1753 - 374 pages
...the ir.ftrument conveying to us things uie;ul to be known. And ttio' a, Luvs;i\ l i, ' pride himfelf to have all the tongues that Babel cleft the world into, yet, if he had not Ihidied the Jblid things in them as well as the words and lexicons, he were nothing fo much... | |
 | John Milton - 1765 - 412 pages
...the inftrument conveying to us things' ufeful to be known. And tho' a linguift fhouid' pride himlelf to have all the tongues that Babel cleft the world into, yet, if he had not ftudied the folid things in them as well as the words and lexicons, he were nothing fo much... | |
 | Francis Blackburne - Education - 1780 - 408 pages
...the inftrument convayingto us things ufeful to be known. And though a linguift mould pride hin> felfe to have all the tongues that Babel cleft the world into, yet, if he have not ftudied the folid things in them as well as the words and lexicons, he were nothing fo much to be efteemed... | |
 | Francis Blackburne - 1780 - 444 pages
...inftrument convay.ingto us things ufeful to be known* And though a linguifl fliould pride himfelfe to have all the tongues that Babel cleft the world into, yet, if he have not-ftudied the folid things in them as well as the words and lexicons, he were nothing fo much to... | |
 | David Irving - English language - 1803 - 266 pages
...the inftrument conveying to us things ufeful to be. known. And tho' a linguift lliouid pride himfelf to have all the tongues that Babel cleft the world into, yet, if he had not ihidied the folid things in them as well at. the words and lexicons, he were nothing to be... | |
 | Education - 1803 - 456 pages
...instrument conveying to us things useful to be known. And though a linguistshould pride himself t<J have all the tongues that Babel cleft the world into, yet if he had not studied the solid things in them as well as the words and lexicons, he were nothing so much... | |
 | John Milton, Charles Symmons - Poets, English - 1806 - 440 pages
...the inftniment conveying to us things ufeful to be known. And though a linguift fhould pride himfelf to have all the tongues that Babel cleft the world into, yet if he have not ftudied the folid things in them as well as the words and lexicons, he were nothing fo much to be efteemed... | |
 | Encyclopaedia Perthensis - 1806 - 740 pages
...»LINGUIST, nf [from lhi s ua.} A man fltilfol m languages.—Though a lingutf) ftiould pride himfelf to have all the tongues that Babel cleft the world into, yet, if he had not ftudie'd the folid things in them, as well as the words and lexicons, he were nothing fo much... | |
 | John Milton - 1809 - 534 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...or tradesman competently wise in his mother dialect only. Hence appear the many mistakes which have made learning generally so unpleasing and so unsuccessful... | |
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