...people who have at any time been most industrious after wisdom ; so that language is but the instniment conveying to us things useful to be known. And though...as any yeoman or tradesman competently wise in his mother-dialect only." § 31. The several propositions here implied have thus been "disentangled" by...

...frequently censured what he called "learned ignorance," and we have the authority of Milton for saying that "though a linguist should pride himself to have all...tradesman competently wise in his mother dialect only." No one had a higher esteem than Owen for true culture, which he regarded as embracing among other things,...

...censured what he called " learned ignorance," and we have the authority of Milton for saying that " though a linguist should pride himself to have all...tradesman competently wise in his mother dialect only." No one had a higher esteem than Owen for true culture, which he regarded as embracing among other things,...

...sight of the substance. They knew the truth that Milton afterwards expressed in these memorable words: "Though a linguist should pride himself to have all...tradesman competently wise in his mother dialect only." (Tractate to Hartlib, § 4). So Erasmus and the scholars would have all the educated The Scholars:...

...that Ljanguage^is but the Instru-] " ment conveying to us things, usefull to be" \/~~ known. "YAnd though a Linguist should pride himself to have all...studied the solid things in them as well as the Words & Lexicons, he were nothing so much to be esteem'd a learned man, as any Yeoman or Tradesman competently...

...and shallows;" and observes that, " though a linguist should pride himself to have all the tongues Babel cleft the world into, yet, if he have not studied...tradesman competently wise in his mother dialect only;" and Locke said that " schools fit us for the university rather than for the world." Commission after...

...years, to the vast remainder of human experience. It is for them to insist also, with Milton, that "though a linguist should pride himself to have all...tradesman competently wise in his mother dialect only." It is for students of Greek and Latin to insist that there is no "discipline" without the acquisition...

...industrious after wisdom ; BO that language is but the instrument conveying to us things useful to bo known. And though a linguist should pride himself...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...

...though a linguist should pride himself to have all the tongues that Babel cleft the world into, yet, it' he have not studied the solid things in them as well...or tradesman competently wise in his mother dialect omy. Hence appear the many mistakes which have made learning generally so unpleasing and so unsuccessful...

...heavenly grace of faith, makes up the highest perfection." made the highest attainments in wisdom. " And though a linguist should pride himself to have...tradesman competently wise in his mother dialect only." He held that the subjects studied and the tasks imposed should be wisely adapted to the learner's age...