 And though a linguist should pride himself to have all the tongues that Babel cleft the world into, yet if he have not studied the solid things in them as well as the words and lexicons, he were nothing so much to be esteemed a learned man, as any yeoman...  The American Journal of Education - Page 75edited by - 1856Full view - About this book
 | University of Oxford - 1869 - 314 pages
...And though a linguist should pride himself to have all the tongues that Babel cleft the world into, yet if he have not studied the solid things in them, as well as the words and idioms, he were nothing so much to be esteemed a learned man as any yeoman or tradesman competently... | |
 | John Milton - 1870 - 382 pages
...And though a linguist should pride himself to have all the tongues that Babel cleft the world into, yet if he have not studied the solid things in them,...so much to be esteemed a learned man, as any yeoman competently wise in his mother dialect only." He would allow an hour and a half, ere they ate, at noon... | |
 | John Milton - 1870 - 356 pages
...And though a linguist should pride himself to have all the tongues that Babel cleft the world into, yet if he have not studied the solid things in them,...so much to be esteemed a learned man, as any yeoman competently wise in his mother dialect only." He would allow an hour and a half, ere they ate, at noon... | |
 | Science - 1886 - 982 pages
...that, " though a linguist should pride himself to have all the tongues Babel cleft the world into, yet, if he have not studied the solid things in them...as any yeoman or tradesman competently wise in his mother dialect only " ; and Locke said that " schools fit us for the university rather than for the... | |
 | Henry Barnard - Education - 1872 - 988 pages
...And though a linguist should pride himself to have all the tongues that Babel cleft the world into,5 yet if he have not studied the solid things in them, as well as the words and lexicons, ho were nothing so much to be esteemed a learned man, as any yeoman or tradesman competently wise in... | |
 | David Masson - 1873 - 750 pages
...And, though a linguist should pride himself to have all the tongues that Babel cleft the world into, yet, if he have not studied the solid things in them as well as the words and Lexicons, ho were nothing so much to be esteemed a learned man as any yeoman or tradesman competently wise in... | |
 | Robert Hebert Quick - Education - 1874 - 376 pages
...should pride himself to have all the tongues that Babel cleft the world into, yet if he have not studied solid things in them, as well as the words and lexicons,...esteemed a learned man, as any yeoman or tradesman completely wise in his mother dialect only."* Soon after we find Cowley complaining of the loss which... | |
 | Robert Hebert Quick - Education - 1874 - 366 pages
...should pride himself to have all the tongues that Babel cleft the world into, yet if he have not studied solid things in them, as well as the words and lexicons,...nothing so much to be esteemed a learned man, as any yeo- f man or tradesman completely wise in his mother dialect only."* Soon after we find Cowley complaining... | |
 | John Milton - 1876 - 506 pages
...And though a linguist should pride himself to have all the tongues that Babel cleft the world into, yet if he have not studied the solid things in them,...as any yeoman or tradesman competently wise in his mother dialect only. Hence appear the many mistakes which have made learning generally so unpleasing... | |
 | Robert Chambers, Robert Carruthers - Authors, English - 1876 - 870 pages
...And though a linguist should pride himself to have all the tongues that Babel cleft the world into, Of foaming horse,1 with swords and friendly hearts;...darts ; With silver drops the mead yet spread for r mother dialect only. Hence appear the many mistakes which have made learning generally so unpleasing... | |
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