...cited. " And though a linguist," says Milton, " should pride himself to have all the tongues that Babel cleft the world into, yet if he have not studied the...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...

...cited. " And though a linguist," says Milton, " 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, (9) as well as the words and lexicons, he were nothing so much to be esteemed a learned man, as any...

...have read it in the Greek. "Though a linguist should pride himself to have all the tongues that Babel 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...

...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...

...things. " Though a linguist," says Milton, "should pride himself to haveill the tongues that Babel cleft the world into ; yet if he have not studied...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...

...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,...much to be esteemed a learned man, as any yeoman or trades^ man completely wise in his mother dialect only." Soon after we find Cowley complaining of the...

...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 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...

...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 the...so much to be esteemed a learned man, as any yeoman competently wise in his mother dialect only." He would allow an hour and a half, ere they ate, at noon...

...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 the...so much to be esteemed a learned man, as any yeoman competently wise in his mother dialect only." He would allow an hour and a half, ere they ate, at noon...

...And though a linguist should pride himself to have all the tongues that Babel cleft the world into,5 yet if he have not studied the solid things in them,...as any yeoman or tradesman competently wise in his mother-dialect only. Hence appear the many mistakes which have made learning generally so unpleasing...