 | 1857 - 514 Seiten
...indicated, in the Tractate of Education, when he wrote — " And though a linguist should pride himself to have all the tongues that Babel cleft the world into, yet if he had not studied the solid, things in them, as well as the words and lexicons, he were nothing so much... | |
 | George Sewall Boutwell - 1859 - 376 Seiten
...least, with any authority yet cited. " And though a linguist," says Milton, " should pride himself to have all the tongues that Babel cleft the world...tradesman competently wise in his mother dialect only." — " Language is but the instrument conveying to us things useful to be known." This is kindred to... | |
 | David Masson - 1873 - 770 Seiten
...the instrument conveying to us Things worthy to be known. And, though a linguist should pride himself to have all the tongues that Babel cleft the world...as any yeoman or tradesman competently wise in his mother-dialect only. Hence appear the many mistakes which have made Learning generally so unpleasing... | |
 | George Sewall Boutwell - 1859 - 380 Seiten
...least, with any authority yet cited. " And though a linguist," says Milton, " should pride himself to have all the tongues that Babel cleft the world...yet if he have not studied the solid things in them, (9) as well as the words and lexicons, he were nothing so much to be esteemed a learned man, as any... | |
 | Henry Pitman - 1863 - 780 Seiten
...better than hosts of others who have read it in the Greek. "Though a linguist should pride himself to have all the tongues that Babel cleft the world...tradesman competently wise in his mother dialect only."* The question which these learned students superciliously answer in the negative, is — whether a man... | |
 | 1864 - 402 Seiten
...have read it in the Greek. "Though a liic*should pride himself to have all the tongues that Bi " _ cleft the world into, yet if he have not studied the...tradesman competently wise in his mother dialect only."* The question which these learned students superciliously answer in the negative, is — whether a man... | |
 | 1868 - 970 Seiten
...not with words but with things. " Though a linguist," says Milton, "should pride himself to haveill the tongues that Babel cleft the world into ; yet...nothing so much to be esteemed a learned man as any jeoman or tradesman competently wise in his mother dialect only." And yet, if we reflect upon it, we... | |
 | Robert Hebert Quick - 1868 - 360 Seiten
...the instrument conveying to us things useful to be known. And though a linguist should pride himself to have all the tongues that Babel cleft the world into, yet if he have not studied solid things in them, as well as the words and lexicons, he were nothing so much to be esteemed a learned... | |
 | English authors - 1869 - 458 Seiten
...the instrument conveying to us things useful to be known. And though a linguist should pride himself to have all the tongues that Babel cleft the world...tradesman competently wise in his mother dialect only. Hence appear the many mistakes which have made learning generally so unpleasing and so unsuccessful:... | |
 | University of Oxford - 1869 - 314 Seiten
...the instrument conveying to us things useful to be known. And though a linguist should pride himself to have all the tongues that Babel cleft the world...the solid things in them, as well as the words and idioms, he were nothing so much to be esteemed a learned man as any yeoman or tradesman competently... | |
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And though a linguist should pride himself to have all the tongues that Babel cleft the world into, yet if he have not studied the solid things in them as well as the words and lexicons, he were nothing so much to be esteemed a learned man, as any yeoman... 
