 | George Colman - 1787 - 362 頁
...to themts and verfet as fchool exercifes, " forcing the empty wits " of children to acls of ripeft judgment, and the " final work of a head filled, by long reading and " obferving, with elegant maxims, and copious in«« vention." But furely fuch objections deny to the... | |
 | English poets - 1790 - 342 頁
...forcing the empty wits of children to compofe themes, verfes, and orations, which are the afts of ripeft judgment, and the final work of a head filled, by long reading and obferving, with elegant maxims, and copious invention. Thefe are not matters to be wrung from poor... | |
 | 1803 - 456 頁
...easily and delightfully in one year. And that which casts our proficiency therein so much behind, is our time lost, partly in too oft idle vacancies given...acts of ripest judgment, and the final work of a head well filled by long reading, and observing with elegant maxims and copious invention. These are not... | |
 | John Milton, Charles Symmons - 1806 - 446 頁
...forcing the empty wits of children to compofe themes, verfes, and orations, which are the acts of ripeft judgment, and the .final work of a head filled by long reading and obferving, with elegant maxims and copious invention. Thefe are not matters to be wrung from poor ftriplings,... | |
 | 1807 - 542 頁
...exaction, ""7fbfcing ine empty wits of diildren to "Wmipose thumts, verses, and orations, "" Hvhich are the acts- of ripest judgment, and " the final work of a head filled,' by long " Wading • and observation, with elegant " rhaxims and copious invention. These " are not iimttcrs... | |
 | John Milton - 1809 - 534 頁
...easily and delightfully in one year. And that which cast our proficiency therein so much behind, is our time lost partly in too oft idle vacancies given both to schools and universities: partlyina preposterous exaction, forcing the empty wits of children to compose themes, verses, and... | |
 | 1819 - 496 頁
...writers on this point of school compositions. Milton rejects the practice altogether, and calls it " forcing the empty wits of children to compose themes,....acts of ripest judgment, and the final work of a head tilled, by long reading and observing, with elegant maxims and copious inventions. These are not matters,"... | |
 | Edward Copleston - 1810 - 208 頁
...the empty " wits of children to compofe themes, verfes, and " orations, which are the acts of ripeft judgment, ".and the final work of a head filled, by long " reading and obferving, with elegant maxims " and copious inventions. Thefe are not matters, " he continues, to... | |
 | 1824 - 604 頁
...and delightfully, in one year. And that which casts our proficiency therein so much behind, is our time lost, partly in too oft idle vacancies given...themes, verses, and orations, which are the acts of riper judgment, and the final work of a head filled by long reading and observing, with elegant maxims... | |
 | Abraham John Valpy - 1820 - 614 頁
...yeer. And that which casts our proficiency therein so much behinde, is our time lost partly in too ofte idle vacancies, given both to schools and universities,...exaction, forcing the empty wits of children to compose theams, verses, and orations, which are the acts of ripest judgement, and the finall work of a head... | |
| |
... forcing the empty wits of children to compose themes, verses, and orations, which are the acts of ripest judgment, and the final work of a head filled, by long reading and observing, with elegant maxims, and copious invention. 
