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The Works of Lord Bacon: With an Introductory Essay - Page 301
by Francis Bacon - 1838
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Bacon's Essays and Colours of Good and Evil

Francis Bacon - English essays - 1868 - 472 pages
...of particulars, one by one ; But the generail Counsels, and the Plots, and Marshalling of Affaires, come best from those that are Learned. To spend too...them too much for Ornament, is Affectation ; To make ludgement wholly by their Rules is the Humour of a Scholler. They perfedl Nature, and are perfected...
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Typical Selections from the Best English Authors: With Introductory Notices

English authors - English literature - 1869 - 458 pages
...they do retain much life and vigour, because reason cannot be so sensible, nor examples so fit. 3. Of Studies. STUDIES serve for delight, for ornament,...much for ornament is affectation ; to make judgment wholly by their rules is the humour of a scholar. They perfect nature, and are perfected by experience:...
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Class-book of Science and Literature

Class-book - Literature - 1869 - 344 pages
...treasures of most free and undeserved grace. Francis Bacon : 1561-1626. Of Studies. — From his ' Essays' Studies serve for delight, for ornament, and for ability....much for ornament, is affectation ; to make judgment wholly by their rules, is the humour of a scholar ; they perfect nature, and are perfected by experience...
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A Manual of Elocution Founded Upon the Philosophy of the Human Voice

M. S. Mitchell - Elocution - 1869 - 416 pages
...right direction ; and speak out in the high language of men to a nation »f men. STUDIES. Lord Bacon. Studies serve for delight, for ornament, and for ability....much for ornament, is affectation; to make judgment wholly by their rules, is the humor of a scholar; they perfect nature, and are perfected by experience...
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Reading for Profit

Montgomery Belgion - Books and reading - 1950 - 312 pages
...is in privateness and retiring; for ornament, is in discourse; and for ability, is in the judgement and disposition of business; for expert men can execute,...them too much for ornament, is affectation; to make judgement wholly by their rule, is the humour of a scholar: they perfect nature, and are perfected...
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The Harvard Classics, Volume 3

Literature - 1909 - 378 pages
...office. • Compromise. • Get an unjust decision. • Decrying or disparaging. ' Deceits. • Outcome, be not in a good cause, it is so much out of his reputation....much for ornament, is affectation; to make judgment wholly by their rules, is the humor of a scholar. They perfect nature, and are perfected by experience:...
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Planning-programming-budgeting: Inquiry of the Subcommittee on National ...

United States. Congress. Senate. Government Operations - 1970 - 712 pages
...privateness and retiring; for ornament is in discourse; and for ability is in the judgment and dispositon of business. For expert men can execute, and perhaps...much for ornament is affectation ; to make judgment wholly by their rules is the humour of a scholar. They perfect nature and are perfected by experience."...
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Planning, Programming, Budgeting: Inquiry

United States. Congress. Senate. Committee on Government Operations. Subcommittee on National Security and International Operations - Program budgeting - 1970 - 706 pages
...retiring; for ornament is in discourse; and for ability is in the judgment and dispositon of business tor expert men can execute, and perhaps judge of, particulars...much for ornament is affectation; to make judgment wholly by their rules is the humour of a scholar. They perfect nature and are perfected by experience."...
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The Essays Or Counsels, Civil and Moral

Francis Bacon - Literary Collections - 1999 - 276 pages
...For expert men can execute, and perhaps judge of particulars, one by one; but the general counsels,1 and the plots and marshalling* of affairs, come best...much for ornament, is affectation; to make judgment wholly by their rules, is the humour of a scholar.* They perfect nature, and are perfected by experience:...
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英汉互译实践与技巧

许建平 - Chinese language - 2003 - 388 pages
...and perhaps judge of particulars, one by one; but the general counsels and the plots and marsha ling of affairs, come best from those that are learned....studies is sloth; to use them too much for ornament is affection; to make judgment wholly by their rules is the humour of a scholar. They perfect nature,...
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