Hidden fields
Books Books
" 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. "
Essays, Biographical, Critical, and Historical, Illustrative of the Tatler ... - Page 18
by Nathan Drake - 1805 - 508 pages
Full view - About this book

The Art of Discourse: A System of Rhetoric, Adapted for Use in Colleges and ...

Henry Noble Day - English language - 1867 - 374 pages
...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 judge of particulars...
Full view - About this book

Bacon's Essays and Colours of Good and Evil

Francis Bacon - English essays - 1868 - 472 pages
...of Sutes: For they are but a Kinde of Poyson and Infection to Publique Proceedings. ©f Oi OTUDIES serve for Delight, for Ornament, "-* and for Ability....Ornament, is in Discourse; And for Ability, is in the ludgement and Disposition of Businesse. For Expert Men can Execute, and perhaps ludge of particulars,...
Full view - About this book

Bacon's Essays

Francis Bacon - Conduct of life - 1868 - 786 pages
...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 judge of particulars,...
Full view - About this book

Smaller specimens of English literature, with notes. Ed. by W. Smith

sir William Smith - 1869 - 382 pages
...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...ability, is in the judgement and disposition ' of business. For expert men can execute, and perhaps judge of particulars, one by one ; but the general...
Full view - About this book

Typical Selections from the Best English Authors: With Introductory Notices

English authors - English literature - 1869 - 458 pages
...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 judge of particulars,...
Full view - About this book

The English language: its grammar and history. Together with a treatise on ...

Henry Lewis (M.A.) - 1869 - 196 pages
...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 judge of particulars,...
Full view - About this book

Choice Specimens of English Literature: Selected from the Chief English ...

Thomas Budd Shaw, William Smith - English literature - 1869 - 420 pages
...Studies serve for delight, for ornament, and for ability. Their >,hief 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 judge of particulars,...
Full view - About this book

Class-book of Science and Literature

Class-book - Literature - 1869 - 344 pages
...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 judge of particulars,...
Full view - About this book

A Manual of Elocution Founded Upon the Philosophy of the Human Voice

M. S. Mitchell - Elocution - 1869 - 416 pages
...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 judge of particulars,...
Full view - About this book

The American Popular Speaker: Designed for the Use of Schools, Lyceums ...

Josiah Rhinehart Sypher - Elocution - 1870 - 396 pages
...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 judge of particulars,...
Full view - About this book




  1. My library
  2. Help
  3. Advanced Book Search
  4. Download EPUB
  5. Download PDF