 The employment of a young man's vacant hours is often too little attended to by those rigid masters, who exact the most scrupulous observance of the periods destined for business. The waste of time is undoubtedly a very calculable loss ; but the waste...  The British Essayists: The Lounger - Seite 3271823Vollansicht - Über dieses Buch
 | 1788 - 338 Seiten
...ftudy, or the enthufiair, of O 6 fancy, fancy, may incur the firft ; but the latter wiH be fuffered chiefly by him whom ignorance, or want of imagination, has left to the groffnefs of mere fenfual enjoyments. In this, as in other refpe&s, the love of letters is friendly... | |
 | 1788 - 330 Seiten
...ftudy, or the enthufiaft of O 6 fancy, fancy, may incur the firft ; but the latter will be fuffered chiefly by him whom ignorance, or want of imagination, has left to the groflhefs of mere fenfual enjoyments. In this, as in other refpects, the love of letters is friendly... | |
 | 482 Seiten
...votary of ftudy, or the enthufiaft of fancy, may incur the firft ; but the latter will be fuffered chiefly, by him whom ignorance, or want of imagination, has left to the groilhefs of mere fenfual enjoyments. In this as in other refpecls, the love of letters is friendly... | |
 | 1794 - 466 Seiten
...votary of ftudy, or the enthufiafl of fancy, may incur the firft j but the latter will be fuffered chiefly by him whom ignorance, or want of imagination, has left to the groflhefs of mere fenfual enjoyments. In this, as in other refpects, the love of letters is friendly... | |
 | Alexander Chalmers - 1808 - 366 Seiten
...business. The waste of time is undoubtedly a very calculable loss ; but the waste or the depravation of mind is a loss of a much higher denomination. The...suffered chiefly by him whom ignorance, or want of imagination,has left to thegrossness of mere sensualenjoy ment s. In this, as in other respects, the... | |
 | Alexander Chalmers - 1808 - 356 Seiten
...by him whom ignorance, or want of imagination,has left to the grossness of mere sensualenjoyments. In this, as in other respects, the love of letters is friendly to sober manners and virtuousconduct, which in every profession is the road to success and to respect. Without adopting... | |
 | Henry Mackenzie - 1820 - 326 Seiten
...business. The waste of time is undoubtedly a very calculable loss ; but the waste or the depravation of mind is a loss of a much higher denomination. The...this, as in other respects, the love of letters is f riendly to sober manners and virtuous conduct, which in every profession is the road to success and... | |
 | Samuel Phillips Newman - 1829 - 270 Seiten
...business. The waste of time is undoubtedly a very calculable loss; but the waste or the depravation of mind is a loss of a much higher denomination. The...grossness of mere sensual enjoyments. In this, as in other respects,the love of letters is friendly to sober manners and virtuous conduct,which in every profession... | |
 | Lyman Cobb - 1834 - 238 Seiten
...but the waste or the depravation of mind, is a loss of a much higher denomination. 13. The votary ol study, or the enthusiast of fancy, may incur the first...left to the grossness of mere sensual enjoyments. 13. In this, as in other respects, the lore of letters is friendly to sober manners and virtuous conduct,... | |
 | 1836 - 332 Seiten
...business. The waste of time is undoubtedly a very caleulable loss; but the waste or the depravation of mind is a loss of a much higher denomination. The...conduct, which in every profession is the road to succc*s and to respect. Without adopting the conro" ' place reflections against some particular departments,... | |
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