 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...  History of the Defense Contract Audit Agencyby United States. Defense Contract Audit Agency - 1976 - 103 pagesFull view - About this book
 | English instructor - English literature - 1801 - 272 pages
...kind , and » does not fall in with the madness of a » multitude. » SPECTATOR. ON STUDY. OTUDIES serve for delight , for ornament , and for ability....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
...ever be found to afibrd the most kindly soil for its cultivation. MELMOTH. CHAP. IX. On Study. STUDIES 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... | |
 | Nathan Drake - English essays - 1805 - 376 pages
...serve for delight, for ornament, and for ability. Their chiefe use for delight, is in privatenesse and retiring ; for 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,... | |
 | Nathan Drake - English essays - 1805 - 378 pages
...serve for delight, for ornament, and for ability. Their chiefe use for delight, is in privatenesse and retiring ; for 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
...cultivation. MELMOTH. .S 1 I:,. * CHAP. IX. ON S FUDY. STUDIES serve for delight, for ornament, asd for ability. The chief use for delight is in privateness...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... | |
 | Increase Cooke - American literature - 1811 - 428 pages
...and animals, and ocean, and winds. CHAP. III. DIDACTIC PIECES. a )_ > =g SECTION I. On Study. STUDIES serve for delight, for ornament, and for ability. The chief use for delight, is in privateness. and retirement ; for ornament, is in discourse; and for ability is in the judgment and disposition of business.... | |
 | Francis Bacon - English essays - 1812 - 348 pages
...to public proceedings. o* %ttltliC0, STUDIES serve for delight, for ornament, and for ability. Their chief use for delight, is in privateness and retiring;...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
...to public proceedings. OF STUDIES. STUDIES serve for delight, for ornament, and for ability. Their chief use for delight, is in privateness and retiring...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
...applicable to this part of my subject, more especially as blended with what has gone before : " Studies serve for delight, for ornament, and for ability....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
...infection to public proceedings. ©f STUDIES serve for delight, for ornament, and for ability. Their chief use for delight, is in privateness and retiring...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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