 ... the arts, is supposed to incapacitate a man for the drudgery by which professional eminence is gained ; as a nicely tempered edge applied to a coarse and rugged material is unable to perform what a more common instrument would have successfully achieved.  The British Essayists: The Observer - Стр. 206авторы: Alexander Chalmers - 1802Полный просмотр - Подробнее о книге
 | 1788 - Страниц: 338
...inftrument would have fuccefTfully atchieved. A young man deftined for Iavir or commerce is advifed to look only into his. folio of precedents, or his method of book-keeping ; and Dulnefs is pointed to his homage,, as-. O 5 that that benevolent goddefs, under whofe protection the... | |
 | 1788 - Страниц: 330
...inftrument. would have fuccefTfully atchieved. A young man deftined for law or commerce is advifed to look only into his folio of precedents, or his method of book-keeping : and Dulnefs is pointed to his hom- -"* O c --< that benevolent goddefs, under whofe prote&ion the honours... | |
 | Henry Mackenzie - 1815 - Страниц: 302
...rugged material, is unable to perform what a more common instrument would have successfully achieved. A young man destined for law or commerce is advised...votaries to barren indigence, and merited neglect. ]n doubting the truth of these assertions, I think I shall not entertain any hurtful degree of scepticism,... | |
 | Lionel Thomas Berguer - 1823 - Страниц: 354
...rugged material is unable to perform what a more common instrument would have successfully achieved. A young man destined for law or commerce, is advised...are to be attained; while Learning and Genius are In the examples which memory and experience produce of idleness, of dissipation, and of poverty, brought... | |
 | 1823 - Страниц: 354
...rugged material is unable to perform what a more common instrument would have successfully achieved. A young man destined for law or commerce is advised...as that benevolent goddess, under whose protection In the examples which memory and experience produce of idleness, of dissipation, and of poverty, brought... | |
 | British essayists - 1823 - Страниц: 802
...rugged material is unable to perform what a more common instrument would have successfully achieved. A young man destined for law or commerce, is advised...folio of precedents, or his method of book-keeping; andDulness is pointed to hishomage, as that benevolent goddess, under whose protection the honours... | |
 | 1823 - Страниц: 356
...rugged material is unable to perform what a more common instrument would have successfully achieved. A young man destined for law or commerce, is advised...folio of precedents, or his method of book-keeping; andDulness is pointed to his homage, 36 that benevolent goddess, under whose protection the honours... | |
 | Samuel Phillips Newman - 1829 - Страниц: 270
...material is unable to perform what a more common instrument would have successfully achieved. Ayoung man destined for law or commerce is advised to look...indigence and merited neglect. In doubting the truth ofthese assertions, I think I shall not entertain any hurtful degree of scepticism, because the general... | |
 | Lyman Cobb - 1834 - Страниц: 238
...rugged material, is unable to perform what a more common instrument would have successfully achieved. 4. A young man destined for law or commerce, is advised...only into his folio of precedents, or his method of book* keeping ; and dulness is pointed to his homage, as that benevolent goddess, under whose protection... | |
 | 1836 - Страниц: 332
...rugged material, is unable to perform what a more common instrument would have successfully achieved. A young man destined for law or commerce is advised...of precedents, or his method of book-keeping; and dullness is pointed to his homage, as that benevolent goddess, under whose protection the honours of... | |
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