 | John Dunton - 1818 - 376 páginas
...laurel, and to pelf." For this reason he is always talking of Dryden, Congreve, and new Poems, &c. ; for, though he knows nothing, he would not have the world know so much. Or, if he have any wit, he wears it as bravos do their swords, to mischief and offend others; not as... | |
 | John Dunton - 1818 - 824 páginas
...laurel, and to pelf." For this reason he is always talking of Dryden, Congreve, and new Poems, &c. ; tor, though he knows nothing, he would not have the world know so much. Or, if he have any wit, he wears it as bravos do their swords, to mischief and offend others ; not... | |
 | Laconics - 1829 - 352 páginas
...husbandry may as well stand with great honour, as breadth may consist with height—Fuller. MCXII. A pretender to learning is one that would make all others more fools than himself, for though he know nothing, he would not have the world know so much. He conceits nothing in learning but the opinion,... | |
 | John Timbs - 1829 - 354 páginas
...husbandry may as well stand with great honour, as breadth'may consist with height. — Fuller. MCXII. A pretender to learning is one that would make all others more fools than himself, for though he know nothing, he would not have the world know so mm-h. He conceits nothing in learning but the opinion,... | |
 | 1856 - 570 páginas
...imitate him, as we may the nearest, by possessing our souls of true Virtue. . — Bishop Earie. J^ PRETENDER to Learning is one that would make all others more fools than himself, for though he know nothing, he would not have the world know so much. He conceits nothing in Learning but the opinion,... | |
 | Henry Southgate - 1862 - 774 páginas
...made as Hiram made his brass-work, who wrought in Solomon's Temple. Seldon. LEARNING— Pretenders to. A pretender to learning is one that would make all others more fools than himself; for though he know<notliing, ho would not have the world know so much. He conceits nothing in learning but the opinion,... | |
 | Samuel Austin Allibone - 1876 - 768 páginas
...things, he ought to keep down the growth of his reason, and curb his intellectuals. JEREMY COLLIER. A pretender to learning is one that would make all others more fools than himself; for though he know nothing, he would not have the world know so much. He conceits nothing in learning but the opinion,... | |
 | Samuel Austin Allibone - 1880 - 772 páginas
...things, he ought to keep down the growth of his reason, and curb his intellectuals. JERKMY COLLIER. es, the works of laborious meditation and accurate inquiry, now scarcely known but by the catalo know nothing, he would not have the world know so much. He conceits nothing in learning but the opinion,... | |
 | Osgood Eaton Fuller - 1881 - 658 páginas
...it is, tell it, but do not proclaim it hourly and unasked, like the watchman. — LORD CHESTERFIELD. A pretender to learning is one that would make all others more fools than himself; for, though he know nothing, he would not have the world know so much. He conceits nothing in learning but the opinion,... | |
 | Henry Morley - 1891 - 460 páginas
...distributed to the needy prisoners. Marry, a pillory is his deadly enemy, and he never hears well after. A PRETENDER TO LEARNING Is one that would make all others more fools than himself, for though he knew nothing, he would not have the world know so much. He conceits nothing in learning but the opinion,... | |
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A PRETENDER TO LEARNING Is one that would make all others more fools than himself; for though he know nothing, he would not have the world know so much. He conceits... 
