 ... the arts, is supposed to incapacitate a man for the drudgery by which professional eminence is gained ; as a nicely tempered edge applied to a coarse and rugged material is unable to perform what a more common instrument would have successfully achieved....  The Works of Henry Mackenzie, Esq - Página 19por Henry Mackenzie - 1808Vista completa - Acerca de este libro
 | 1788 - 338 páginas
...common inftrument would have fuccefTfully atchieved. A young man deftined for law or commerce is advifcd to look only into his. folio of precedents, or his method of book-keeping ; and Dulnefs is pointed to his homage,, as. O 5 that that benevolent goddefs, under whofe protection the... | |
 | 1788 - 330 páginas
...inftrument- would have fuccefTfully atchieved. A young man deftined for law or commerce is advifed to look only into his folio of precedents, or his method of book-keeping ; and Dulnefs is pointed to his hornas that benevolent goddefs, under whofe prote&ion the honours of ftation... | |
 | 482 páginas
...common inltrument would have fuccefsfully atchieved. A young man deftined for law or commerce is advifed to, look only into his folio of precedents, or his method of book-keeping ; and Dullnefs is pointed to his homage, as that benevolent goddefs, under whole protection the honours of... | |
 | 1794 - 466 páginas
...inftrument would have fucceft fully atchieved. A young man deftined for law or commerce is advifed to look only into his folio of precedents, or his method of book-keeping ; and Dulnefs is pointed to his homage, as that benevolent goddefs, under whofe protection the honours of... | |
 | Alexander Chalmers - 1808 - 366 páginas
...incapacitate a man for the drudgery by V'hich professional eminence is gained : as a nicely tempered edge applied to a coarse and rugged material is unable...folio of precedents, or his method of book-keeping ; andDulness is pointed to his homage, as that benevolent goddess, under wbose protection the honours... | |
 | Alexander Chalmers - 1808 - 356 páginas
...commerce, is advised to look only into his folio of precedents, or his method of book-keeping ; andDuIness is pointed to his homage, as that benevolent goddess, under whose protection the bcr:o-=T5 of station asd the blessings of opulence are tc t>e itrziDed ; while Learning and Genius... | |
 | Henry Mackenzie - 1815 - 302 páginas
...rugged material, is unable to perform what a more common instrument would have successfully achieved. A young man destined for law or commerce is advised...attained ; while learning and genius are proscribed, as leading their votaries to barren indigence, and merited neglect. ]n doubting the truth of these assertions,... | |
 | Lionel Thomas Berguer - 1823 - 354 páginas
...rugged material is unable to perform what a more common instrument would have successfully achieved. A young man destined for law or commerce, is advised...are to be attained; while Learning and Genius are In the examples which memory and experience produce of idleness, of dissipation, and of poverty, brought... | |
 | 1823 - 354 páginas
...rugged material is unable to perform what a more common instrument would have successfully achieved. A young man destined for law or commerce is advised...as that benevolent goddess, under whose protection In the examples which memory and experience produce of idleness, of dissipation, and of poverty, brought... | |
 | British essayists - 1823 - 802 páginas
...rugged material is unable to perform what a more common instrument would have successfully achieved. A young man destined for law or commerce, is advised...method of book-keeping; and Dulness is pointed to hishomage, as that benevolent goddess, under whose protection the honours of station and the blessings... | |
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