 | Thomas Babington Macaulay Baron Macaulay - 1858 - 780 páginas
...little, have a present wit ; and if lie read Hule, have much cunning to seem to know that he doth not. Histories make men wise, poets witty, the mathematics subtle, natural philosophy deep, morals grave, logic and rhetoric able to contend." It will hardly he disputed that this is a passage... | |
 | American Institute of Instruction - 1859 - 136 páginas
...memory ; another, the imagination ; and so on. Such was the opinion of Bacon. " Histories,"-says he, " make men wise, poets witty, the mathematics subtle,...moral, grave, logic and rhetoric able to contend, — Nay, there is no impediment in the wit which may not be wrought out by fitting studies." Hence,... | |
 | American Institute of Instruction - 1859 - 136 páginas
...memory ; another, the imagi nation ; and so on. Such was the opinion of Bacon. " Histories," says he, " make men wise, poets witty, the mathematics subtle,...moral, grave, logic and rhetoric able to contend, — Nay, there is no impediment in the wit which may not be wrought out by fitting studies." Hence,... | |
 | Robert Demaus - 1859 - 612 páginas
...cunning to seem to know that he doth not. Histories make men wise ; poets witty ; the mathematicks subtle ; natural philosophy deep ; moral grave ; logic and rhetoric able to contend. Studies exercise influence upon the morals ;i nay, there is no stand'1 or impediment in the wit, but... | |
 | Advanced reading book - 1860 - 458 páginas
...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...moral grave ; logic and rhetoric able to contend. Studies exercise influence upon the icorals ; nay, there is no stand or impediment in the wit, but... | |
 | Robert Demaus - 1860 - 580 páginas
...cunning to seem to know that he doth not. Histories make men wise ; poets witty ; the mathematicks subtle ; natural philosophy deep ; moral grave ; logic and rhetoric able to contend. Studies exercise influence upon the morals ; l nay, there is no stand 2 or impediment in the wit, but... | |
 | Thomas Babington Macaulay Baron Macaulay - 1860 - 1008 páginas
...little, have a present wit ; and if he read little, have much cunning to seem to know that he doth not. Histories make men wise, poets witty, the mathematics subtle, natural philosophy deep, morals grave, logic and rhetoric able to contend." It will hardly be disputed that this is a passage... | |
 | Thomas Babington Macaulay Baron Macaulay - 1860 - 512 páginas
...little, have a present wit; and if he read little, have much cunning to seem to know that he doth not. Histories make men wise, poets witty, the mathematics subtle, natural philosophy deep, morals grave, logic and rhetoric able to contend." It will hardly be disputed that this is a passage... | |
 | Francis Bacon, Richard Whately - 1861 - 630 páginas
...page 831. much cunning, to seem to know that1 he doth not. Histories make men wise ; poets witty ; d,e mathematics subtle ; natural philosophy deep ; moral, grave ; logic and rhetoric, able to contend : ' ALcunt studia in mores" — nay, there is no stond' or impediment in the wit, but may be wrought'... | |
 | Henry Barnard - 1863 - 898 páginas
...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,...moral, grave ; logic and rhetoric, able to contend : ' Abeunt studia in mores " — nay, there is no stund7 or impediment in the wit, but may be wrought*... | |
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Reading maketh a full man, conference a ready man, and writing an exact man. And therefore, if a man write little, he had need have a great memory; if he confer little... 
