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" 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... "
Chambers's readings in English prose ... 1558 to 1860 - Page 21
by Chambers W. and R., ltd - 1865
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The Guardian, Volumes 10-11

Conduct of life - 1859 - 802 pages
...snch as strengthen the judgment and qualify men for affairs of life and business. For expert men may execute and perhaps judge of particulars, one by one...learned. To spend too much time in studies, is sloth ; 10 use them too much for ornament, is affectation ; and to judge wholly by their rules, is the humor...
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The Treasury of Knowledge and Library of Reference

Samuel Maunder - Classical dictionaries - 1859 - 942 pages
.... i ornament, is in discourse ; and for ability, la in the judgment and disposition of business, il For expert men can execute and perhaps judge of particulars,...one ; but the general counsels, and the plots, and mai'shallingof attaint, come bett from those that arc learned. 4. To upend too much time in studies...
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Planning-programming-budgeting: Inquiry of the Subcommittee on National ...

United States. Congress. Senate. Government Operations - 1970 - 712 pages
...if we would keep our sense of proportion : "Studies," he says, "serve for delight, for ornament, and for ability. Their chief use for delight is in privateness...discourse; and for ability is in the judgment and dispositon of business. For expert men can execute, and perhaps judge of, particulars one by one. But...
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Planning, Programming, Budgeting: Inquiry

United States. Congress. Senate. Committee on Government Operations. Subcommittee on National Security and International Operations - Program budgeting - 1970 - 706 pages
...says, serve for delight, for ornament, and for ability. Their chief use for delight is in pnvateness and retiring; for ornament is in discourse; and for ability is in the judgment and dispositon of business tor expert men can execute, and perhaps judge of, particulars one by one. But...
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Annales de Bretagne, Volume 14

Brittany (France) - 1898 - 788 pages
...Hofepos. 3. Hat Dculschland eine XXIII Version anglaise. Studies serve for delight, for ornament, and for ability. Their chief use for delight, is in privateness...ornament, is in discourse ; and for ability, is in (he judgment and disposition of business. For expert men can exécute and perhaps judge of particulars,...
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History of the Defense Contract Audit Agency

United States. Defense Contract Audit Agency - 1976 - 152 pages
...studies Sir Francis Bacon wrote about which "serve for delight, for ornament, and for ability. The chief use for delight is in privateness and retiring;...ornament, is in discourse; and for ability, is in judgment and disposition of business." The Defense Contract Audit Agency is a dynamic organization...
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Introduction to Early Modern English

Manfred Görlach - Language Arts & Disciplines - 1991 - 492 pages
...serue for Delight, for Ornament, and for Ability. Their Chiefe Vse for Delight, is in Priuatenesse and Retiring; For Ornament, is in Discourse; And for Ability, is in the ludgement and Disposition of Businesse. 30 For Expert Men can Execute, and perhaps ludge of particulars,...
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Francis Bacon: History, Politics and Science, 1561-1626

B. H. G. Wormald - History - 1993 - 436 pages
...find 'For expert men can execute but learned men are fittest to judge and censure.' In 1625 we find 'For expert men can execute, and perhaps judge of...of affairs, come best from those that are learned. ' In other words, men only of practice can act upon what is counselled. But counsel which leads to...
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Francis Bacon: History, Politics and Science, 1561-1626

B. H. G. Wormald - History - 1993 - 436 pages
...part of the 1597 text is repeated unaltered : it runs: Studies serve for delight, for ornament, and for ability; their chief use for delight, is, in privateness,...ornament, is in discourse; and for ability, is in judgment. For expert men can execute, but learned men are f'ttest to judge or censure. To spend too...
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Biennial Report, Volumes 8-11

1889 - 1032 pages
..."StU'iies serve for delight, for ornament and for ability. Their cbiel use for delight is in privateuess and retiring; for ornament, is in discourse, and for...ability is In the judgment and disposition of business." ]O. Define pitch, force and rate. PENMANSHIP. 1. Give the height of the following letters : a, B. c,...
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