 | Truman Rickard, Hiram Orcutt - English language - 1850 - 130 pages
...holiness to which only a desperate heart could be insensible. 15 EXERCISE VII. Studies. — BACON. Studies serve for delight, for ornament, and for ability....ability, is in the judgment and disposition of business. Expert men can execute, and perhaps judge of particulars one 6 by one ; but the general counsels, and... | |
 | Electronic journals - 1909 - 740 pages
...serve for delight, for ornament and for ability. Their chiefe use, for delight, is in privatenesse and retiring ; for ornament, is in discourse ; and...for ability, is in the judgment and disposition of businesse." And soon after : — " To spend too much time in studies is sloth ;: to use them too much... | |
 | Francis Bacon - 1850 - 892 pages
...contrivers of suits ; for they are but a kind of poison and infection to public proceedings. L. OF STUDIES. Studies serve for delight, for ornament, and for • ability. Their chief use for delight, is in private- J ness and retiring ; for ornament, is in discourse; and for ability, is in the judgment and... | |
 | George Frederick Graham, Henry Reed - English language - 1850 - 380 pages
...pierce the array Of past events WORDSWORTH. ' Sonnets to Liberty.'] Exercise. " men can execute, and judge of particulars, one by one ; but the general counsels, and the plots and marshalling of affaire come best from those that are learned." * " To him Nestor thus rejoined, O friend, what sorrows... | |
 | Francis Bacon - Biography - 1850 - 590 pages
...contrivers of suits; for thev are but a kind of poison and infection to public proceedings. L. OF STUDIES. etimes to entertain their minds with variety and i'or delight, is in privateness and retiring ; Tor. ornainentjTs and for ability, is in t of business... | |
 | 582 pages
...deviate from the original. I. ON STUDY. " Studies serve for delight, for oinament, and for ability. The chief use for delight is in privateness and retiring...plots, and marshalling of affairs, come best from those who are learned. To spend too much time in studies is sloth ; to use them too much for ornament is... | |
 | English language - 1851 - 278 pages
...vegetaI bles, at the meals. ON STUDY. STUDIES serve for delight, for ornament, and for ability. The chief use for delight is in privateness and retiring...judge of particulars ; one by one ; but the general i counsels, and the plots, and marshalling of affairs, come best from those that are learned. I To... | |
 | Horae - 1851 - 414 pages
...retiring ; for ornament is in difcourfe, and for ability is in the judgment and difpofition of bufinefs. For expert men can execute and, perhaps, judge of particulars, one by one ; but the general counfels and the plots and marmalling of affairs come beft from thofe that are learned. Read not to... | |
 | Francis Bacon - English essays - 1852 - 394 pages
...; for Ornament, is in Difcourfe ; and for Ability, is in the Judgement and Difpofition of Bufinefs. For expert Men can execute, and perhaps judge of Particulars, one by one ; but the general Counfels, and the Plots, and marfl1alling of Affairs, come beft from thofe that are learned. To fpend... | |
 | Francis Bacon (visct. St. Albans.) - 1853 - 176 pages
...contrivers of suits; for they are but a kind of poison and infection to public proceedings. L. OF STUDIES. Studies serve for delight, for ornament, and for ability....affairs come best from those that are learned. To spend loo much time in studies is sloth; to use them too much for ornament is affectation; to make judgment... | |
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STUDIES serve for delight, for ornament, and for ability. Their chief use for delight is in privateness and retiring; for ornament is in discourse; and for ability is in the judgment and disposition of business... 
