 | 1761 - 308 pages
...refemblance to another has been always the moft po.pular and efficacious art of inftru<Stion. There is indeed no other method of teaching that of which any one is ignorant but by means of fomething already known ; and a mind fo enlarged by contemplation and en. quiry, that it has always... | |
 | Samuel Johnson, John Hawkins - English literature - 1787 - 442 pages
...to JL another, has been always the moft popular and efficacious art of inflaidbion. There is indeed no other method of teaching that of which any one is ignorant but by means of fomething already known; and a mind io enlarged by contemplation and enquiry, that it has always many... | |
 | Samuel Johnson, John Hawkins - 1787 - 430 pages
...refemblance to. another, has been always the moft popular and efficacious art of inftru&ion. There is indeed. no other method of teaching that of which any one is ignorant but by means of fomethin,g already known; and a mind fo enlarged by contemplation and enquiry, that it has always many... | |
 | Samuel Johnson, John Hawkins - 1787 - 432 pages
...refemblance to. another, has been always the moft popular and efficacious art of inftruction. There is indeed no other method of teaching that of which any one is ignorant but by means of fomething already known ; and a mind fo enlarged by contemplation and enquiry, that it has always many... | |
 | British essayists - 1802 - 220 pages
...resemblance to another, has been always the most popular and efficacious art of instruction. There is indeed no other method of teaching that of which any one...ignorant, but by means of something already known; and a mind so enlarged by contemplation and inquiry, that it has always many objects within it* view,... | |
 | English literature - 1803 - 196 pages
...resemblance to another, has been always the most popular and efficacious art of instruction. There is indeed no other method of teaching that of which any one...ignorant but by means of something already known; and a mind so enlarged by contemplation and enquiry, that it has always 'many objects within its view,... | |
 | Lindley Murray - English language - 1805 - 348 pages
...fentences by means of fome additional connexion.'' — Dr. LOWTH'S JntroduS'ion to Englijb Grammar. "; There is no other method of teaching that of which any one is ignorant, but by means of fomcthihg already known." Dr. JOHNSON. Idler. It is remarkable that our prefent verfion of the Scriptures... | |
 | Lindley Murray - English language - 1808 - 526 pages
...sentences, by means of some additional connexion." — Dr. LOWTH'S Introduction to English Grammar. " There is no other method of teaching that of which any one is ignorant, buc by means of something already known." " Neither grace of person nor vigour of understanding, is... | |
 | Lindley Murray - English language - 1809 - 330 pages
...Grammar. " There is no other eaethod of teaching that of which any one is ignorant, but by ntt-ans of something already known." — Dr. JOHNSON. Idler....use, as far as the Compiler can discover, of the word mc-an ; though there are several instances to be found in it of the use of means-, in the sense and... | |
 | Lindley Murray - English language - 1809 - 346 pages
...consequently to shock the ears of th,e; generality of readers, as to say, " By this mean, by .that mean." " There is no other method of teaching that of which...one is ignorant, but by means of something already .known."—Dr. JOHNSON, Idler. Lowth and Johnson seem to be against the use of means in the singular... | |
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There is indeed no other method of teaching that of which any one is ignorant, but by means of something already known... 
