 And though the Greek learning grew in credit amongst the Romans, towards the end of their commonwealth, yet it was the Roman tongue that was made the study of their youth: their own language they were to make use of, and therefore it was their own language...  The Edinburgh Review: Or Critical Journal - Page 681826Full view - About this book
 | Benjamin Franklin - United States - 1840 - 624 pages
...and had a contempt for their languages. And though the Greek learning grew in credit among the Romans towards the end of their commonwealth, yet it was...tongue that was made the study of their youth. Their oum language they were to make use of, and therefore it was their own language they were instructed... | |
 | Sydney Smith - English literature - 1844 - 348 pages
...had a contempt for their languages. And though the Greek learning grew in credit amongst the Romans towards the end of their commonwealth, yet it was...particularly, to determine the proper season for grammar, I do not see how it can reasonably be made any one's study, but as an introduction to rhetoric. When it... | |
 | Sydney Smith - English literature - 1844 - 412 pages
...had a contempt for their languages. And though the Greek learning grew in credit amongst the Romans towards the end of their commonwealth, yet it was...particularly, to determine the proper season for grammar, I do not see how it can reasonably be made any one's study, but as an introduction to rhetoric. When it... | |
 | Benjamin Franklin - United States - 1844 - 600 pages
...and had a contempt for their languages. And though the Greek learning grew in credit among the Romans towards the end of their commonwealth, yet it was...own language they were instructed and exercised in." And, (p. 281,) " There can scarce be a greater defect," says he, " in a gentleman, than not to express... | |
 | Sydney Smith - English literature - 1844 - 348 pages
...grammar as a study, after he has made a considera- waste his time, and beat his head about the Latin the end of their commonwealth, yet it was the Roman...study of their youth : their own language they were e study of to make u e use of, and therefore ble progress in the language, and not before — a very... | |
 | Sydney Smith - 1847 - 524 pages
...had a contempt for their languages. And though the Greek learning grew in credit amongst the Romans towards the end of their commonwealth, yet it was...particularly, to determine the proper season for grammar, I do not see how it can reasonably be made anyone's study, but as an introduction to rhetoric. When it is... | |
 | Thomas Kelt - Mechanical engineering - 1849 - 424 pages
...had a contempt for their languages. And though the Greek learning grew in credit among the Romans, towards the end of their commonwealth, yet it was the Roman tongue which was made the study of their youth. It was their own language which they were to make use of,... | |
 | English essays - 1852 - 498 pages
...had a contempt for their languages. And though the Greek learning grew in credit amongst the Romans towards the end of their commonwealth, yet it was...particularly, to determine the proper season for grammar, I do not see how it can reasonably be made any one's study, but as an introduction to rhetoric. When it... | |
 | Benjamin Franklin, Jared Sparks - United States - 1856 - 590 pages
...and had a contempt for their languages. And though the Greek learning grew in credit among the Romans towards the end of their commonwealth, yet it was...and therefore it was their own language they were insiructed and exercised in." And, (p. 281,) " There can scarce be a greater defect," says he, " in... | |
 | Mechanical engineering - 1855 - 420 pages
...had a contempt for their languages. And though the Greek learning grew in credit among the Romans, towards the end of their commonwealth, yet it was the Roman tongue which was made the study of their youth. It was their own language which they were to make use of,... | |
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