...the moving accidents of the drama, and the surprises and moral of the romance." — Robert Willmott "Histories make men wise; poets, witty; the mathematics,...moral, grave; logic and rhetoric, able to contend." — Sir Francis Bacon "Human history in essence is the history of ideas." — "Human history becomes...

...great memory ; if he read little , he had need have much cunning , to seem to know that he doth not. Histories make men wise; poets, witty; the mathematics,...moral, grave; logic and rhetoric, able to contend. D. Put the following passage into English. T 1642 1790 19 ISBN 7-302-06807-0 9 787302 068075 > 46.00^...

...present wit; and if he reads little, he had need have much cunning, to seem to know that he doth not. Histories make men wise; poets witty; the mathematics...subtle; natural philosophy deep; moral grave; logic and rethoric able to contend. BACON, Essays. BRANI DI LETTURA "When I was alive and had a human heart "...

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...of studies a dull brain - Longfellow. 4. lron sharpens the iron; scholar the scholar -The Talmud. 5. Histories make men wise; poets, witty; the mathematics, subtle; natural philosophy, deep; morals, grave; logic and rhetoric, able to contend - Bacon. Style 1 . Accent is the soul of language;...

...guess I'll read a few books about it." The Genius replaced his glasses. "Reading is good," he said. " 'Histories make men wise; poets, witty; the mathematics, subtle; natural philosophy, deep; morals, grave; logic and rhetoric, able to contend.' " He fixed me with a bright, expectant look, like...

...phrased but scarcely helpful 6oo-word essay "Of Studies." "Reading maketh a full man; conference a ready man; and writing an exact man . . . Histories...moral, grave; logic and rhetoric, able to contend: 'Abeunt studia in mores' " — and such general pedagogical gems. In what way this can qualify a pupil...

...present wit; and if he read little, he had need have much cunning, to seem to know that he doth not. Histories make men wise; poets witty; the mathematics...deep; moral grave; logic and rhetoric able to contend. Abeunt studia in mores'". Nay, there is no stand or impediment in the wit but may be wrought out by...

...the best quotes "out there," on the value of history comes from Sir Francis Bacon. Bacon noted that "Histories make men wise; poets, witty; the mathematics,...moral, grave; logic and rhetoric, able to contend." But what Bacon believed "a priori" is that the histories in context would be understood and accurately...