...Latin, so that by six years old I spoke Latin fluently.—Montaigne. A foreign language is only an instrument conveying to us things useful to be known. And though a linguistshould pride himself t<J have all the tongues that Babel cleft the world into, yet if he had...

...seeing every nation affords not experience and tradition enough for all kind of learning, therefore we are chiefly taught the languages of those people who...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...

...experience, and tradition anough for Sll kind of learning, and therefore, we are chiefly taught the language of those people who have at any time been most industrious...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...

...something like this species of heresy, in his " Small Tractate of Education :" his words were these—" And though a linguist should pride himself to have all the tongues that Babel cleft the world into, yet if he had not studied the-solid things in them, as well as the words arid lexicons, he were nothing...

...Tractate of Education, " had expressed himself in the following forcible and beautiful language :— " And though a linguist should pride himself to have all the tongues that Babel cleft the world into, yet if he hud not studied the solid thing« in them, as well as the words and lexicons, he were nothing...

...kinds of learning, therefore we are chiefly taught the languages of those people who at any time have been most industrious after wisdom ; so that language...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 J lexicons, he were...

...seeing every nation affords not experience and tradition enough for all kinds of learning, therefore we are chiefly taught the languages of those people who...instrument conveying to us things useful to be known. And tho' a linguist should pride himself to have all the tongues that Babel cleft the world into, yet,...

...seeing every nation affords not experience and tradition enough for all kind of learning, therefore we are chiefly taught the languages of those people who...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...

...seeing every nation affords not experience and tradition enough for all kind of learning, therefore we are chiefly taught the languages of those people who have at any time been most F 4 industrious after wisdom; so that language is but the instrument conveying to us things useful...

...practice. There is an important truth which should not be overlooked in the plan of education, viz. " language is but the instrument conveying to us things useful to be known." " Every nation affords not experience and tradition enough for all kind of learning," and when this...