 | Francis Blackburne - 1780 - 408 σελίδες
...inftrument convaying to us things ufeful to be known, And though a linguift fhould pride him* felfe to have all the tongues that Babel cleft the world into, yet, if. he have not ftudied the folid things in them as well as the words and lexicons, he were nothing fo much to be efteemed... | |
 | 1803 - 456 σελίδες
...foreign language is only an instrument conveying to us things useful to be known. And though a lingufet should pride himself to have all the tongues that Babel cleft the world into, yet if he had not studied the solid things in them as well as the words and lexicons, he were nothing so much... | |
 | John Milton, Charles Symmons - 1806 - 446 σελίδες
...the inftrument conveying to us things ufeful to be known. And though a linguift fhould pride himfelf to have all the tongues that Babel cleft the world into, yet if he have not fiudied the folid things in them as well as the words and lexicons, he were nothing fo much to be .efteemed... | |
 | John Milton - 1809 - 534 σελίδες
...therefore we are chiefly taught the languages of those people who have at any time been most industrious after wisdom ; so that language is but the instrument...nothing so much to be esteemed a learned man, as any yeoman or tradesman competently wise in his mother dialect only. Hence appear the many mistakes which... | |
 | 1824 - 604 σελίδες
...we are chiefly taught the languages of those people •who have, at any time, been most industrious after wisdom ; so that language is but the instrument...nothing so much to be esteemed a learned man, as any yeoman or tradesman competently wise in his mother dialect only. " Hence appear the many mistakes which... | |
 | 1820 - 606 σελίδες
...therefore, we are chiefly taught the language of those people who have at any time been most industrious after wisdom ; so that language is but the instrument...nothing so much to be esteemed a learned man, as any yeoman or tradesman competently wise in his mother's dialect only. in. Hence appear the many mistakes... | |
 | Abraham John Valpy - 1820 - 612 σελίδες
...therefore, we are chiefly taught the language of those people who have at any time been most industrious after wisdom ; so that language is but the instrument conveying to us things useful to be known. And thqugh a linguist should pride himself to have all the tongues that Babel cleft the world into, yet,... | |
 | Great Britain. Parliament - 1821 - 724 σελίδες
...to have all the tongues that Babel cleft the world into, yet if he had not studied the solid tilings vp w 6 "#y +O 8 Vڋ "5 \ 5 u B Zj5.O G繧 y^Z Z n k n P e2 5u 6A _ yeoman or tradesman competently wise in his mother-dialect only." — Still however, he was persuaded... | |
 | Great Britain. Parliament - 1821 - 726 σελίδες
...Tractate of Education, " had expressed himself in the following forcible and beautiful language : — " And though a linguist should pride himself to have...tongues that Babel cleft the world into, yet if he had not studied the solid things in them, as well as the words and lexicons, he were nothing so much... | |
 | David Irving - 1821 - 336 σελίδες
...wisdom ; so that language is but the instrument conveying to us things useful to he known. And tho' a linguist should pride himself to have all the tongues that Babel cleft the world into, yet, if he had not studied the solid things in them as"well as the words an<j lexicons, lie were were nothing... | |
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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... 
