 | Francis Bacon (visct. St. Albans.) - 1680 - 410 pages
...Learned. To fpend too much time in Studies is floth i to ufe them too much for Ornament is affectation j to make Judgment wholly by their Rules is the humour of a Scholar. They perfect Nature,and are perfected by experience, for Natural Abilities are like Natural Plants, that need Proyning... | |
 | William Enfield - Elocution - 1785 - 460 pages
...make judgment wholly by their rules is the humour of a fcholar. They perfeft nature, and are perfefted by experience ; for natural abilities are like natural plants, that need pruning by duty, and ftudiej themfelves do give forth direftions too much at large, except they be bounded in... | |
 | English instructor - English literature - 1801 - 272 pages
...marshalling of affairs , come best from those that are learned. To spend too much time in studies is sloth1, to use them too much for ornament is affectation ;...abilities are like natural plants ,' that need pruning by duty . and studies themselves do give forth directions too much THE ENGLISH INSTRUCTOR. i33 much at... | |
 | William Enfield - 1804 - 418 pages
...and marshalling of affairs , come best from those that are learned. To spend too much time in studies is sloth ; to use them too much for ornament is affectation...wholly by their rules is the humour of a scholar. They parfect nature , and are perfected by experience ; for natural abilities are like natural plants ,... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - English language - 1805 - 924 pages
...most blamed for. Locke. j. A pedant ; a man of books. To spend too much time in studies, is sloth ; to make judgment wholly by their rules, is the humour of a scholar : they perfect nature, and ire perfected by experience. Bacon. 4. One who has a lettered education. My cousin William is becom-... | |
 | Nathan Drake - English essays - 1805 - 370 pages
...marshalling of affaires, come best from those that are learned. To spend too much time in studies, is sloth ; to use them too much for ornament, is affectation ; to make judgement wholly by their rules is the humour of a scholler. They perfect nature, and are perfected... | |
 | William Enfield - Elocution - 1805 - 456 pages
...make judgment wholly by their rules is the humour of a fcholar. They perfeft nature, and are perfefted by experience; for natural abilities are like natural plants, that need pruning by duty; and ftudies thcmfelves do give forth directions too much at large, except they be bounded in... | |
 | Nathan Drake - English essays - 1805 - 376 pages
...marshalling of affaires, come best from those that are learned. To spend too much time in studies, is sloth ; to use them too much for ornament, is affectation ; to make judgement wholly by their rules is the humour of a scholler. They perfect nature, and are perfected... | |
 | William Enfield - Elocution - 1808 - 434 pages
...and marshalling of affairs, come best from those who are learned. To spend too much time in studies is sloth ; to use them too much for ornament is affectation...judgment wholly by their rules is the humour of a scholJar. They perfect nature, and are perfected by experience ; for natural abilities are like natural... | |
 | Manual - Essays - 1809 - 288 pages
...and marshalling of affairs come best from those that are learned. To spend too much time in studies is sloth ; to use them too much for ornament is affectation...that need pruning by study ; and studies themselves give directions too much at large, except they be bounded in by experience. Crafty men contemn studies,... | |
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For expert men can execute, and perhaps judge of particulars, one by one ; but the general counsels, and the plots and marshalling of affairs come best from those that are learned. 
