 | Francis Bacon (visct. St. Albans.) - 1819 - 602 pages
...ability, is in the judgment and disposition of business. For expert men can execute, and perhaps judge 6f particulars, one by one; but the general counsels,...much for ornament, is affectation ; to make judgment wholly by their rules, is the humour of a scholar. They perfect nature, and are perfected by experience... | |
 | Increase Cooke - American literature - 1819 - 426 pages
...business. For expert men can execute, and perhaps judge of particulars one by one ; but the genera^ counsels, and the plots, and marshalling of affairs,...much for ornament is affectation ; to make judgment wholly by their rules is the humour of a scholar. — They perfect nature, and are perfected by experience... | |
 | Francis Bacon - English essays - 1820 - 548 pages
...general contrivers of suits; for they are but a kind of poison and infection to public proceeding. LI. OF STUDIES. STUDIES serve for delight, for ornament,...much for ornament, is affectation ; to make judgment wholly by their rules, is the humour of a scholar: they perfect nature, and are perfected by experience:... | |
 | Francis Bacon - English essays - 1822 - 238 pages
...and perhaps judge of particulars, one by one: but the general counsels, and the plots and marshaling of affairs come best from those that are learned....much for ornament is affectation ; to make judgment wholly by their rules is the humour of a scholar : they perfect nature, and are perfected by experience... | |
 | William Enfield - 1823 - 412 pages
...cultivation. PRATT. CHAP. IX. ON STUDY. STUDIES serve for delight, for ornament, and for ability. The chief use for delight is in privateness and retiring...studies is sloth ; to use them too much for ornament is affection; to make judgment wholly by their rules is the humour of a scholar. They perfect nature,... | |
 | Francis Bacon - English essays - 1824 - 598 pages
...the first grant; if a man shew himself neither dejected nor discontented. Iniquum petas, ut (Equum feras, is a good rule, where a man hath strength of...much for ornament, is affectation; to make judgment wholly by their rules, is the humour of a scholar. They perfect nature, and are perfected by experience:... | |
 | Francis Bacon - 1825 - 538 pages
...reputation. There are no worse instruments than these general contrivers of suits ; for they are but £ kind of poison and infection to public proceedings....much for ornament, is affectation ; to make judgment wholly by their rules, is the humour of a scholar : they perfect nature, and are perfected by experience... | |
 | George Walker - English prose literature - 1825 - 668 pages
...immortalium ntimine omnia regi gubcrnarique pertpeximus, mines gentes nationesque stiperavimus. L. OP STUDIES. Studies serve for delight, for ornament,...much for ornament, is affectation ; to make judgment wholly by their rules, is the humour of a scholar. They perfect nature, and are perfected by experience... | |
 | Francis Bacon - English prose literature - 1825 - 524 pages
...ornament, and for ability. Their chief use for delight, is in privateness and retiring; forornament, is in discourse; and for ability, is in the judgment...much for ornament, is affectation; to make judgment wholly by their rules, is the humour of a scholar: they perfect nature, and are perfected by experience:... | |
 | Samuel Putnam - Readers - 1828 - 314 pages
...understanding, and the richest treasures of mere speculative knowledge. LESSON VI. Studies. — LORD BACON. Studies serve for delight, for ornament, and for ability....to use them too much for ornament, is affectation ; t» make judgment wholly by their rules, is the humor of a scholar. They perfect nature, and are... | |
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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. For expert men can execute, and perhaps... 
