...obje¿ts to themes and verfes as fchool exercifes, “forcing the empty wits “of children to a¿ts of ripeSt judgment, and the • “final work of a head filled, by long reading and “obfcrving, with elegant maxims, and copious in. vcntion.” But Surely fuch objc¿S1ions deny to...

...objects to themes and verfes as fchool exercifes, " forcing the empty wits " of children to a&s of ripeft judgment, and the *' final work of a head filled, by long reading and " obferving, with elegant maxims, and copious in" vention." But furely fuch obje&ions deny to the improvement...

...forcing the empty wits of children to compofe themes, verfes, and orations, which are the afts of ripeft judgment, and the final work of a head filled, by long reading and obferving, with elegant maxims, and copious invention. Thefe are not matters to be wrung from poor...

...is our time lost, partly in too oft idle vacancies given both to schools and universities, partly in a preposterous exaction, forcing the empty wits of...acts of ripest judgment, and the final work of a head well filled by long reading, and observing with elegant maxims and copious invention. These are not...

...forcing the empty wits of children to compofe themes, verfes, and orations, which are the acts of ripeft judgment, and the final work of a head filled by long reading and obferving, with elegant maxims and copious invention. Thefe are not matters to be wrung from poor ftriplings,...

...forcing the empty wits of children to compofe themes, verfes, and orations, which are the acts of ripeft judgment, and the .final work of a head filled by long reading and obferving, with elegant maxims and copious invention. Thefe are not matters to be wrung from poor ftriplings,...

...our time lost ; partly in loo oft idle vacancies, given both to schools and universities ; partly in a preposterous exaction, forcing the empty wits of...compose themes, verses, and orations, which are the nets of ripest judgment, and Ihe final work of a head filled, by long reading and observation, with...

...preposterous exaction, forcing theempty wits of children to compose themes, verses, and orations, I which are the acts of ripest judgment, and the final...maxims and copious invention. These are not matters to be wrung from poor striplings,Jike blood out of the nose, or the plucking of untimely fruit: besides...

...writers on this point of school compositions. Milton rejects ihe practice altogether, and calls it "forcing the empty wits of children to compose themes,...reading and observing, with elegant maxims and copious inventions. These are not matters, he continues, to be wrung from poor striplings, like blood out of...

...school compositions. Milton rejects ihe practice altogether, and calls it <• forcing the empty wils of children to compose themes, verses, and orations,...reading and observing, with elegant maxims and copious inventions. These are not matters, he continues, to be wrung from poor striplings, like blood out of...