 It is impossible to conceive how much may be done by a proper education at home. A boy for instance, who understands perfectly well, Latin, French, arithmetic, and the principles of the civil law, and can write a fine hand, has an education that may qualify...  The Miscellaneous Works of Oliver Goldsmith - Page 56by Oliver Goldsmith - 1812Full view - About this book
 | Oliver Goldsmith - English literature - 1801 - 424 pages
...done by a proper education at home. A boy, for inftance, who underftands perfectly well Latin, French, Arithmetic, Arithmetic, and the principles of the...education that may qualify him for any undertaking. And thefe part* of learning fhould be carefully inculcated, let him be defigned for whatever calling he... | |
 | Samuel Miller - Art, Modern - 1805 - 432 pages
...himself written , a novel : — " Above all things, never let your' son touch- a romance or novel ; these paint beauty in colours more charming than nature; and describe happiness that man never tastes. Howdelusive, how destructive are those pictures of consummate bliss 1 They teach the youthful mind... | |
 | Oliver Goldsmith - 1825 - 440 pages
...done by a proper education at home. A boy, for instance, who understands perfectly well Latin, French, arithmetic, and the principles of the civil law, and...all things, let him never touch a romance or novel ; these paint beauty in colours more charming than nature, and describe happiness that man never tastes.... | |
 | Oliver Goldsmith - 1830 - 544 pages
...done by a proper education at home. A boy, for instance, who understands perfectly well Latin, French, arithmetic, and the principles of the civil law, and...all things, let him never touch a romance or novel; these paint beauty in colours more charming than nature, and describe happiness that man never tastes.... | |
 | Sir James Prior - Authors - 1837 - 554 pages
...done by a proper education at home. A boy, for instance, whe understands perfectly well Latin, French, arithmetic, and the principles of the civil law, and...all things, let him never touch a romance or novel : these paint beauty in colours more charming than nature, and describe happiness that man never tastes.... | |
 | Serial publications - 1837 - 536 pages
...done by a proper education at home. A boy, for instance, who understands perfectly well Latin, French, arithmetic, and the principles of the civil law, and...all things, let him never touch a romance or novel; these paint beauty in colours more charming than nature, and describe happiness that man never tastes.... | |
 | Robert Walsh - Serial publications - 1837 - 572 pages
...done by a proper education at home. A boy, for instance, who understands perfectly well Latin, French, arithmetic, and the principles of the civil law, and...all things, let him never touch a romance or novel; these paint beauty in colours more charming than nature, and describe happiness that man never tastes.... | |
 | Serial publications - 1837 - 552 pages
...done by a proper education at home. A boy, for instance, who understands perfectly well Latin, French, arithmetic, and the principles of the civil law, and...that may qualify him for any undertaking; and these part* of learning should be carefully inculcated, let him be designed for whatever calling he will.... | |
 | Sir James Prior - Authors - 1837 - 558 pages
...says, writing to his brother Henry in 1759 from London, "who understands perfectly well Latin, French, arithmetic, and the principles of the civil law, and...education that may qualify him for any undertaking." To the praises he received for supposed displays of early talent, as recorded in the preceding stories,... | |
 | Sir James Prior - Authors, English - 1837 - 550 pages
...says, writing to his brother Henry in 1759 from London, " who understands perfectly well Latin, French, arithmetic, and the principles of the civil law, and...education that may qualify him for any undertaking." To the praises he received for supposed displays of early talent, as recorded in the preceding stories,... | |
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