| Samuel Johnson - 1792 - 586 pages
...every toil fuftain. FRANCIS IT is obferved by Bacon, that " reading makes a " full man, converfation a ready man, and writing " an exact man." As Bacon attained to degrees of knowledge fcarcely ever reached by any other man, the directions which he gives for ftudy have certainly a juft... | |
| Joseph Addison - Anecdotes - 1797 - 604 pages
...intclUBual Accomplishment. ' IT is obfervcd by Bacon, that " reading makes a full man, converfaticm a ready man, and writing an exact man." As Bacon attained to degrees of knowledge fcarcely ever reached by any other man, the direftions which he gives for ftudy have certainly a juft... | |
| Alexander Chalmers - English essays - 1802 - 604 pages
...HOL The youth, who hopes th' Olyinpicjwizetogsin, All arts must try, and every toil fustain. FRANC!!. IT is observed by Bacon, that ‘reading makes a full...knowledge scarcely ever reached by any other man, the direc¿ tions which he gives for study have certainl¿ra just claim to our regard; for who can teach... | |
| Alexander Chalmers - English essays - 1808 - 334 pages
...The youth, who ho;-ts th* OUmpir prize to cain, All art; must try, and ever, toil sustain, FRANC!?. IT is observed by Bacon, that ' reading makes a full...ever reached by any other man, the directions which he gives for study have certainly a just claim to our regard ; for who can teach an art with so great... | |
| Samuel Johnson - English literature - 1816 - 484 pages
...cupit optatam cursu contingere metam, Multa tulit fecitque puer. Hon. The youth, who hopes th' Olympick prize to gain, All arts must try, and every toil sustain. FRANCIS. TT is observed by Bacon, that " reading makes a " full man, conversation a ready man, and wri" ting... | |
| James Ferguson - English essays - 1819 - 334 pages
...cupil nptatam cnrsu contingere metam, Malta tulit Jecilque puer. HOR. The youth who hopes th' Olympie prize to gain, All arts must try, and every toil sustain....full man, conversation a ready man, and writing an ex* act man. 1 As Bacon attained to degrees of knowledge scarcely ever reached by any other man, the... | |
| Isaac Barrow - Economics - 1819 - 200 pages
...can arrive to the mark of being learned or skilful in any sort of knowledge. * A youth who hopes the Olympic prize to gain, All arts must try, and every toil sustain ; The extremes of heat and cold must often prove. But farther yet, virtue, the noblest endowment and... | |
| Samuel Johnson, Arthur Murphy - English literature - 1820 - 466 pages
...Tha youth, who hopes th" Olympic prize to gain, AH arts must try, and every toil sustain.—FRANCIS. IT is observed by Bacon, that " reading makes a full *' man, conversation a ready man, and writing an ex" act man." As Bacon attained to degrees of knowledge scarcely ever reached by any other man, the... | |
| Thomas Zouch, Francis Wrangham - Theology - 1820 - 466 pages
...application was truly exemplary. He seems to have had the observation of Horace perpetually before him; The youth, who hopes th' Olympic Prize to gain, All arts must try, and every toil sustain t. (Francis.) He had repeatedly read the best Latin and Greek authors with a nice and critical discernment.... | |
| British poets - Classical poetry - 1822 - 286 pages
...useless both; but when in friendship join'd, A mutual succour in each other rind. A youth who hopes the' Olympic prize to gain, All arts must try, and every toil sustain; .The' extremes of heat and cold must often prove, And shun the weakening joys of wine and love. Who... | |
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