 | William Smith, Benjamin Nicholas Martin - 1870 - 482 trang
...their peace and joy. FRANCIS BACON. 1561-1626. (Manual, pp. 92-104.) From the Essays. 58• OF STUDIES. 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... | |
 | Marcius Willson - 1870 - 382 trang
...good example of that conciseness of style which is so well adapted to the purpose of instruction.] 1. STUDIES serve for delight', for ornament', and for ability'. Their chief use for delight is in the quiet of private life ; for ornament', is in discourse'; and for ability', is in the judgment,... | |
 | Francis Henry Underwood - 1871 - 664 trang
...such things, for state and magnificence, but nothing to the true pleasure of a garden. OF STUDIES. 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... | |
 | M. S. Mitchell - 1871 - 422 trang
...direction; and speak out in the high language of men to a nation of men. 40 ELOCUTION. STUDIES. Lord Sacon. 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... | |
 | John Heywood (ltd.) - 1871 - 232 trang
...he doth ever intermix the correction and amendment of his mind with the use and employment thereof. 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... | |
 | 1909 - 378 trang
...contrivers of suits ; for they are but a kind of poison and infection to public proceedings. L OF STUDIES 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... | |
 | United States. Congress. Senate. Government Operations - 1970 - 712 trang
...words which we do well to bear in mind if we would keep our sense of proportion : "Studies," he says, "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 dispositon... | |
 | 1898 - 788 trang
...Dissertations allemandes. 1 . Das deutsche Hofepos. 3. Hat Dculschland eine XXIII Version anglaise. 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 (he judgment and disposition... | |
 | B. H. G. Wormald - 1993 - 436 trang
...other essays and much else. In 1612 the first part of the 1597 text is repeated unaltered : it runs: 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 judgment. For expert... | |
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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. 
