 | Friedrich Max Müller - 1862 - 452 sider
...charms of poetry and romance — it is because, though mistrusting myself, I cannot mistrust my subject. The study of words may be tedious to the school-boy,...stones are full of interest — he sees miracles on the high road, and reads chronicles in every ditch. Language, too, has marvels of her own, which she unveils... | |
 | Friedrich Max Müller - 1862 - 454 sider
...of poetry and romance, — it is because, though mistrusting myself, I cannot mistrust my subject. The study of words may be tedious to the school-boy, as breaking of stones is to the wayside laborer ; but to the thoughtful eye of the geologist these stones are full of interest ; — he sees... | |
 | Friedrich Max Müller - 1864 - 452 sider
...charms of poetry and romance — it is because, though mistrusting myself, I cannot mistrust my subject. The study of words may be tedious to the school-boy,...stones are full of interest — he sees miracles on the high road, and reads chronicles in every ditch. Language, too, has marvels of her own, which she unveils... | |
 | 1867 - 708 sider
...CTOTNING, SLY. ONE of the greatest masters of language in our day — almost, of any day — says, ' The study of words may be tedious to the school-boy,...breaking of stones is to the •way-side labourer ; but ito the thoughtful eye of the geologist these stones are full of interest ; he sees miracles on the... | |
 | 1876 - 382 sider
...already adorned with the majesty of years. "The study of words may be tedious to the school boy as the breaking of stones is to the wayside labourer, but,...thoughtful eye of the geologist, these stones are full of interest—he sees miracles on the high-road, and reads chronicles in every ditch;" and so while the... | |
 | 1881 - 318 sider
...study of words," says Max Miiller, in his introduction to his lectures on the science of language, "may be tedious to the schoolboy as breaking of stones is to the wayside laborer ; but to the thoughtful eye of the geologist these stones are full of interest ; he sees miracles... | |
 | 1881 - 972 sider
...study of words,' says Mar Miiller, in his introduction to his lectures on the science of language — may be tedious to the schoolboy as breaking 'of stones...of the geologist these stones are full of interest ; — hesees miracles on the highroad, and reads chronicles in every ditch. Language, too, has marvels... | |
 | Tomoko Masuzawa - 1993 - 233 sider
...philologist's work may be tedious, but it will allow him, ultimately, to read more than mere words: "The study of words may be tedious to the schoolboy, as breaking of stones is to the wayside laborer; but to the thoughtful eye of the geologist those stones are full of interest; — he sees... | |
 | Stefan Langer, Daniel Schnorbusch - 2005 - 278 sider
...hat, und die so ein neues Semem entstehen lassen. 2 PSA als ein vernachlässigtes Universalphänomen The study of words may be tedious to the school-boy,...stones are full of interest - he sees miracles on the high road, and reads chronicles in every ditch. (Müller 1871: i:2) Obwohl diese Quelle lexikalischer... | |
 | 1884 - 798 sider
...the primal thought of mankind to th? present and the future times. Max Miiller has remarked that "Th? study of words may be tedious to the schoolboy, as breaking of stones is to the wayside laborer; but to the thoughtful eye of the geologist these stones are full of interest; he sees miracles... | |
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The study of words may be tedious to the school-boy, as breaking of stones is to the wayside labourer, but to the thoughtful eye of the geologist these stones are full of interest — he sees miracles on the high road, and reads chronicles in every ditch.... 