...too oft idle vacancies given both to schools and universities, partly in a preposterous exaction from the empty wits of children, to compose themes, verses,...orations, which are the acts of ripest judgment." In another place, Milton says, "Though a linguist should pride himself to have all the tongues that...

...too oft idle vacancies given both to schools and universities, partly in a preposterous exaction from the empty wits of children, to compose themes, verses, and orations, which are ths acts of ripest judgment." In another place, Milton says, " Though a linguist should pride himself...

...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...maxims and copious invention. These are not matters to be wrung from poor striplings, like blood out of the nose, or the plucking of untimely fruit; besides...

...behind is our time lost in too oft idle vacancies given both to schools and universities ; partly in a preposterous exaction, forcing the empty wits of...maxims and copious invention. These are not matters to be wrung from poor striplings, like blood out of the nose, or the plucking of untimely fruit ; besides...

...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...maxims and copious invention. These are not matters to be wrung from poor striplings, like blood out of the nose, or the plucking of untimely fruit. Besides...

...behind is our time lost in too oft idle vacancies given both to schools and universities; partly in a preposterous exaction, forcing the empty wits of...reading and observing with elegant maxims and copious inveution. These are not matters to be wrung from poor striplings, like blood out of the nose, or the...

...behind is our time lost in too oft idle vacancies given both to schools and universities ; partly in a preposterous exaction, forcing the empty wits of...verses, and orations, which are the acts of ripest judgmerit, and the final work of a head filled by long reading and observing with elegant maxims and...

...of thought, and of his native and original strength. — " Poetry (says Milton) is the art of expert judgment, and the final work of a head filled by long...observing, with elegant maxims and copious invention."* It will hardly be necessary, after what I have said, to take notice of the opinions of those, who think...

...Letter from Mr Cunningham, head master of the Edinburgh Institution for Languages, &c. App. No. II. children, to compose themes, verses, and orations, which are the acts of ripest judgment." In another place, Milton says, " Though a linguist should pride himself to have all the tongues that...

...which habit, when once acquired, is not easily lost. Milton, in his Essay on Education, speaks of " the forcing the empty wits of children to compose themes,...observing with elegant maxims and copious invention." It may, at the same time, be well to consider whether the accurate and orderly description of objects...