| 1822 - 696 páginas
...literary hours. — His literary acquisitions, whatever they are, may, perhaps^ be principally owing to the rigid observance of four rules : — to direct...as little as possible •;— where the subject was contentions, to read the best book on each side ; — to find out men of information, and, when in... | |
| Francis Wrangham - 1826 - 672 páginas
...never permitting a bit or scrap of time to he unemployed." His Four great rules in acquiring were — to " direct his attention to one literary object only...was contentious, to read the best book on each side ; and to find out men of information, and in their society to listen, not to talk." See ' \\ uk'jii... | |
| Francis Wrangham - 1826 - 906 páginas
...never permitting a bit or scrap of time to be unemployed." His Four great rules in acquiring were — to " direct his attention to one literary object only at a time ; to read the best book upon it, conxulting others as little as possible ; where the subject was contentious, to read the best book... | |
| 1832 - 874 páginas
...supplied him with an abundance of literary hours. His literary acquisitions are principally owing to the rigid observance of four rules : to direct his...upon it, consulting others as little as possible; when the subject was contentious, to read the best book on each side ; to find out men of information,... | |
| 1832 - 728 páginas
...His literary acquisitions are principally owing to the rigid observance of four rules : to direct bis attention to one literary object only at a time; to...upon it, consulting others as little as possible; when the subject was contentious, to read the best book on each side ; to find out men of information,... | |
| 1832 - 628 páginas
...His literary acquisitions are principally owing to the rigid observance of four rules: to direct bos attention to one literary object only at a time ; to read the best book upon it, consulting othen as little as possible; when the subject was contentious, to read the best book on each side ;... | |
| 1833 - 492 páginas
...supplied him with an abundance of literary hours. His literary acquisitions are principally owing to the rigid observance of four rules : to direct his...upon it, consulting others as little as possible; when the subject was contentious, to read the best book on each side; to find out men of information,... | |
| 1833 - 646 páginas
...supplied him with an abundance of literary hours. His literary apquisitions are principally owing to the rigid observance of four rules : to direct his...book upon it, consulting others as little as possible ; when the subject was contentious, to read the best book on each side ; to find out men of information,... | |
| Andrews Norton, Charles Folsom - 1833 - 530 páginas
...supplied him with an abundance of literary hours. His ' literary acquisitions are principally owing to the rigid observance ' of four rules : to direct his...book upon it, consulting others as little as possible ; when the subject was contentious, to read the best book on each side ; to find out men of information,... | |
| 1833 - 490 páginas
...supplied him with an abundance of literary hours. His literary acquisitions are principally owing to the rigid observance of four rules : to direct his...upon it, consulting others as little as possible; when the subject was contentious, to read the best book on each side ; to find out men of information,... | |
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