| English instructor - English literature - 1801 - 272 pages
...OTUDIES serve for 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. For expert men can execute , and perhaps judge of particulars... | |
| William Enfield - 1804 - 418 pages
...serve for 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... | |
| Nathan Drake - English essays - 1805 - 370 pages
...sentences are too short and antithetic. I insert a portion of his essay on studies as a specimen. " Studies serve for delight, for ornament, and for ability....ornament, is in discourse ; and for ability, is in the judgement and disposition of busine&e. For expert men can execute, and perhaps judge of particulars,... | |
| Nathan Drake - English essays - 1805 - 376 pages
...sentences are too short and antithetic. I insert a portion of his essay on studies as a specimen. " Studies serve for delight, for ornament, and for ability....ornament, is in discourse ; and for ability, is in the judgement and disposition of businesse. For expert men can execute, and perhaps judge of particulars,... | |
| William Enfield - Elocution - 1808 - 434 pages
...STUDIES serve for delight, for ornament, asd 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. For expert men can execute, and perhaps judge of particulars... | |
| Francis Bacon - English essays - 1812 - 348 pages
...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 of business ; for expert men can execute, and perhaps judge of particulars,... | |
| Francis Bacon - 1815 - 310 pages
...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 of business : for expert men can execute, and perhaps judge of particulars,... | |
| 1818 - 506 pages
...Studies serve for 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... | |
| Francis Bacon - Conduct of life - 1818 - 312 pages
...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 of business. For expert men can execute, and perhaps judge of particulars... | |
| Francis Bacon (visct. St. Albans.) - 1818 - 310 pages
...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 of business. For expert men can execute, and perhaps judge of particulars... | |
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