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 lexicons, he were nothing so much to be esteemed a learned man, as any yeoman... The Pamphleteer - Strona 236pod redakcją - 1820Pełny widok - Informacje o książce
| Francis Blackburne - 1780 - Liczba stron: 408
...inftrument convaying to us things ufeful to be known, And though a linguift fhould pride him* felfe to have all the tongues that Babel cleft the world into, yet, if. he have not ftudied the folid things in them as well as the words and lexicons, he were nothing fo much... | |
| Francis Blackburne - 1780 - Liczba stron: 444
...inftrument convaying .ing to us things ufeful to be known* And though a linguifl fliould pride himfelfe to have all the tongues that Babel cleft the world into, yet, if he have not-ftudied the folid things in them as well as the words and lexicons, he were nothing fo much... | |
| Peter Williams - 1785 - Liczba stron: 374
...obferver. And befides, " fuppofe a Linguift (as * Milton ftrongly exprefles it) was to pride himfelf tq have all the tongues that Babel cleft the world into, yet,. if he had not ftudied the folid things in them as well as the words arid lexicons, he were nothing fb much to be... | |
| English poets - 1790 - Liczba stron: 342
...conveying to us things ufeful to be known. And VoL. XII. X though though a linguift fhould pride himfelf to have all the tongues that Babel cleft the world into, yet, if he had not ftudied the folid things in them as well as the words and lexicons, he were nothing fo much to be efteemed... | |
| David Irving - 1803 - Liczba stron: 266
...the inftrument conveying to us things ufeful to be. known. And tho' a linguift lliouid pride himfelf to have all the tongues that Babel cleft the world into, yet, if he had not ihidied the folid things in them as well at. the words and lexicons, he were nothing to be fo rauch,... | |
| John Milton, Charles Symmons - 1806 - Liczba stron: 446
...the inftrument conveying to us things ufeful to be known. And though a linguift fhould pride himfelf to have all the tongues that Babel cleft the world into, yet if he have not fiudied the folid things in them as well as the words and lexicons, he were nothing fo much... | |
| John Milton - 1809 - Liczba stron: 534
...industrious after wisdom ; so that language is but the instrument conveying to us things useful to be known. And though a linguist should pride himself to have...tongues that Babel cleft the world into, yet if he have not studied the solid things in them as well as the words and lexicons, he were nothing so much... | |
| 1816 - Liczba stron: 746
...A dictionary; s book teaching the fignification of words. — Though a linguift mould pride himfelf to have all the tongues that Babel cleft the world into, yet, if lie had not ihidied the folid things in them, as well as the words and lexicon], he were nothing lo... | |
| 1824 - Liczba stron: 604
...industrious after wisdom ; so that language is but the instrument conveying to us things useful to be known. And though a linguist should pride himself to have...tongues that Babel cleft the world into, yet if he have not studied the solid things in them, as well as the words and Lexicons, he were nothing so much... | |
| David Irving - 1821 - Liczba stron: 336
...wisdom ; so that language is but the instrument conveying to us things useful to he known. And tho' a linguist should pride himself to have all the tongues...yet, if he had not studied the solid things in them as"well as the words an<j lexicons, lie were were nothing to be so much esteem'da learned man, as any... | |
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