Reading maketh a full man, conference a ready man, and writing an exact man. And therefore, if a man write little, he had need have a great memory; if he confer little, he had need have a present wit; and if he read little, he had need have much cunning,... Cassell's library of English literature, selected, ed. and arranged by H. Morley - Página 115por Cassell, ltd - 1876Vista completa - Acerca de este libro
| George Lillie Craik - 1846 - 732 páginas
...and writing an exact man. And therefore if a man write little, he had need have a great memory; if he confer little, he had need have a present wit; and...Histories make men wise; poets, witty; the mathematics, suhtile; natural philosophy, deep; moral, grave; logic and rhetoric, ahle to contend. Aheunt studia... | |
| Richard Hiley - 1846 - 330 páginas
...writing an exact man. And therefore, if a man write little, he had need have a great memory ; if he confer little, he had need have a present wit; and...Histories make men wise; poets, witty; the mathematics, subtile; natural philosophy, deep; moral, grave; logic and rhetoric, able to contend.— Essays. John... | |
| 1846 - 838 páginas
...discourse ; but weigh and consider. — " If a man write little, he had need have a great memory ; if he confer little, he had need have a present wit ; and...little, he had need have much cunning to seem to know what he doth not. Histories make men wise; Poets, witty; the Mathematics, subtle ; Natural Philosophy,... | |
| Thomas Babington Macaulay Baron Macaulay - 1846 - 782 páginas
...he had need have a great memory ; if he confer little, have a present wit ; and if he read little, to clothe the thoughts of a pander in the style of...writers of the sovereign and the public. It was a lo morals grave, logic and rhetoric able to contend." It will hardly be disputed that this is a passage... | |
| George Lillie Craik - 1846 - 226 páginas
...a great memory ; if he confer little, he had need have a present wit; and if he read little, he bad need have much cunning to seem to know that he doth...Histories make men wise ; poets, witty ; the mathematics, subfile; natural philosophy, deep ; moral, grave; logic and rhetoric, able to contend. Abeunt studia... | |
| Robert Chambers - 1847 - 712 páginas
...writing аи exact man ; and, therefore, if a man write little, he had need have a great memory ; if he things upon earth, Life is no longer than thy mirth. kuow that he doth not. SIR WALTER RALEIGH. In the brilliant constellation of firent men which adorned... | |
| David Bates Tower - 1853 - 444 páginas
...maketh a full man, conference a ready man, and writing an exact man. And therefore, if a man write little, he had need have a present wit ; and if he...have much cunning, to seem to know that he doth not BA.COX. 106. The Passions. WHEN Music, heavenly maid, was young, While yet in early Greece she sung,... | |
| 1848 - 398 páginas
...writing an exact man: and, therefore, if a man write a little, he had need have a great memory ; if he confer little, he had need have a present wit : and...little, he had need have much cunning, to seem to know what he doth not. Histories make men wise ; poets, witty ; the mathematics subtle ; natural philosophy,... | |
| John Locke - 1849 - 372 páginas
...writing an exact irian ; and, therefore, if a man write little, he had need have a great memory : if he confer little, he had need have a present wit : and...Histories make men wise ; poets witty ; the mathematics subtile ; natural philosophy deep ; moral, grave ; logic and rhetoric, able to contend ; " Abeunt studia... | |
| Robert Chambers - 1849 - 708 páginas
...writing an exact mnn ; and, therefore, if a man write little, he had need have a great memory ; if he itiful, 'twas wondrous pitiful She wish'd she had...heaven had made her euch a man : — she thank'd me SIR WALTER RALEIGH. In the brilliant constellation of great men which adorned the reigns of Elizabeth... | |
| |