 | William Gardner Hale - 1888 - 56 страници
...is of such rare emergence that one may know another half his life without being able to estimate his skill in hydrostatics or astronomy ; but his moral and prudential character immediately appears." The things that are of supreme interest and importance to the average man, and even to the technical... | |
 | Robert Hebert Quick - 1890 - 362 страници
...of such rare emergence, that one may know another half his life without being able to estimate his skill in hydrostatics or astronomy; but his moral...materials for conversation ; and these purposes are best servedTby poets, orators, and historians."* In more recent times the increasing importance of natural... | |
 | Calvin Milton Woodward - 1890 - 336 страници
...Johnson thought that "education was needful to the embellishments of life." Said he, "Those authors are to be read at schools that supply most axioms...moral truth, and most materials for conversation ; and those purposes are best served by poets, orators, and historians." It is here that our schools have... | |
 | George Birkbeck Norman Hill - 1892 - 220 страници
...of such rare emergence, that one may know another half his life, without being able to estimate his skill in hydrostatics or astronomy ; but his moral...these purposes are best served by poets, orators, and historians. " Let me not be censured for this digression, as pedantic and paradoxical ; for, if I have... | |
 | GEORGE BIRKBECK HILL - 1892 - 418 страници
...of such rare emergence, that one may know another half his life, without being able to estimate his skill in hydrostatics or astronomy ; but his moral...these purposes are best served by poets, orators, and historians. " Let me not be censured for this digression, as pedantic and paradoxical ; for, if I have... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1892 - 180 страници
...that one man may know another half his life without being able to estimate his skill in hydrostaticks or astronomy ; but his moral and prudential character...truth, and most materials for conversation ; and these pur•20 poses are best served by poets, orators, and historians. Let me not be censured for this digression... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1894 - 196 страници
...that one man may know another half his life without being able to estimate his skill in hydrostaticks or astronomy ; but his moral and prudential character...Those authors, therefore, are to be read at schools 30 that supply most axioms of prudence, most principles of moral truth, and most materials for conversation... | |
 | David Masson - 1896 - 756 страници
...his skill in hydrostatics or astronomy ; but his " moral and prudential character immediatelyappears. Those " authors, therefore, are to be read at schools...purposes " are best served by poets, orators, and historians." * What an egregious misrepresentation this is of Milton's project the reader, who already... | |
 | Samuel Johnson, John Wight Duff - 1900 - 318 страници
...able to estimate his skill in hydrostatics or astronomy ; but his moral and prudential character 1 5 immediately appears. Those authors, therefore, are...these purposes are best served by poets, orators, and historians. 20 Let me not be censured for this digression as pedantic or paradoxical, for if I have... | |
 | American Association for the Advancement of Science - 1901 - 428 страници
...of such rare emergency, that one may know another half his life without being able to estimate his skill in hydrostatics or astronomy ; but his moral...moral truth, and most materials for conversation ; and those purposes are best served by poets, orators and historians." This statement was, no doubt, entirely... | |
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Physiological learning is of such rare emergence, that one may know another half his life, without being able to estimate his skill in hydrostatics or astronomy ; but his moral and prudential character immediately appears. Those authors, therefore, are... 
