| George Johnston - 1829 - 636 pàgines
...for capers. CLASS XIV. DIDYNAMIA. '• We content ourselves with the knowledge of the tongues, and a little skill in philology, or history, perhaps,...discommend, or derogate from those other studies. 1 should betray mine own ignorance and weakness should I do so; I only wish they might not altogether... | |
| Edward W. Brayley - 1831 - 146 pàgines
...TO THE GENERAL EDUCATION OF YOUTH. ' 1 " We content ourselves with the knowledge of the tongues, on a little skill in philology, or history perhaps, and...Natural History, and the Works of the Creation : I do notj discommend, or derogate from those other studies : I should betray mine own ignorance and weakness... | |
| 1846 - 282 pàgines
...Tongues, a little skill in Philology, or History perhaps, and Antiquity, to the neglect of that which seems more material, I mean Natural History and the works of the Creation ;" making little account of " real Experimental Philosophy, and those ingenious sciences of the Mathematics."... | |
| 1849 - 492 pàgines
...deficient herein. We content ourselves with the knowledge of the tongues, or a little skill in philosophy, or history perhaps, and antiquity, and neglect that...should I do so; I only wish they might not altogether jostle out and exclude this. I wish that this might be brought in fashion among us. I wish men would... | |
| 1870 - 596 pàgines
...content ourselves with the knowledge of the tongue, or a little skill or philosophy or history, perlaps, and antiquity, and neglect that which to me seems...material,— I mean natural history, and the works of the Creator. I do not discommend or derogate from those other studies ; I should betray mine own ignorance... | |
| James Shirley Hibberd - 1872 - 214 pàgines
...creature in this sublunary world is capable of so doing besides man, and yet we are deficient herein i we content ourselves with the knowledge of the tongues,...material — I mean natural history, and the works of creation. I do not discommend or derogate from those other studies ; I should betray mine own ignorance... | |
| William Henry Davenport Adams, Victor Meunier - 1872 - 344 pàgines
...beside man ; yet we are deficient herein : we content ourselves with a knowledge of the tongues, and a little skill in philology, or history perhaps, and...material, I mean natural history and the works of creation. No knowledge can be more pleasant than this, none that doth so satisfy and feed the soul;... | |
| Art-studies, Frederick Edward Hulme - 1872 - 242 pàgines
...antiquity, and neglect that which to me seems more material—I mean natural history, and the works of creation> I do not discommend or derogate from those...ignorance and weakness should I do so: I only wish that this might be brought into fashion among us. I wish men would be so equal and civil as not to... | |
| Samuel Austin Allibone - 1876 - 768 pàgines
...beside man ; yet we are deficient herein : we content ourselves with the knowledge of the tongues, and a little skill in philology, or history perhaps, and...mean natural history and the works of the creation. JOHN RAY: The Wisdom of God Manifested in the Works of the Creation. There is no greater, at least... | |
| Robert Chambers - 1880 - 842 pàgines
...we content ourselves with the knowledge of the tongues, and a little skill in philology, or hittory perhaps, and antiquity, and neglect that which to...material, I mean natural history and the works of the creatiou. I ilo not discommend or derogate from those other studies ; I should betray mine own ignorance... | |
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