 And though the Greek learning grew in credit amongst the Romans, towards the end of their commonwealth, yet it was the Roman tongue that was made the study of their youth: their own language they were to make use of, and therefore it was their own language...  The Edinburgh Review: Or Critical Journal - Side 681826Fuld visning - Om denne bog
 | William Mathews - 1882 - 406 sider
...languages. And though the Greek learning grew in credit amongst the Romans, . . . yet it was the Eoman tongue that was made the study of their youth; their...own language they were instructed and exercised in." Demosthenes, the greatest master of the Greek language, and one of the mightiest masters of expression... | |
 | Benjamin Franklin, Jared Sparks - 1882 - 592 sider
...Roman tongue that was made the study of their youth. Their oion language they were to make use of, an:! therefore it was their own language they were instructed and exercised in." And, (p. 281,) " There can scarce be a greater defect," says he, "in a gentleman, than not to express... | |
 | United States. Office of Education - 1892 - 888 sider
...contempt for their languages. And though the Greek learning grew in credit among the Romans toward the end of their commonwealth, yet it was the Roman...own language they were instructed and exercised in." And (p. 281), "There can scarce be a greater defect." says he, " in a gentleman, than not express himself... | |
 | Francis Newton Thorpe - 1893 - 540 sider
...contempt for their languages. And though the Greek learning grew in credit among the Romans toward the end of their commonwealth, yet it was the Roman...own language they were instructed and exercised in." And (p. 281), "There can scarce be a greater defect," says he, " in a gentleman, than not express himself... | |
 | Benjamin Franklin - 1904 - 510 sider
...and had a contempt for their languages. And though the Greek learning grew in credit among the Romans towards the end of their commonwealth, yet it was...own language they were instructed and exercised in." And (p. 281): "There can scarce be a greater defect," says he, "in a gentleman than not to express... | |
 | Hialmer Day Gould, Edward Louis Hessenmueller - 1904 - 920 sider
...contempt for their languages. And though the Greek learning grew in credit amongst the Romans, * * * yet it was the Roman tongue that was made the study...own language they were instructed and exercised in." Demosthenes, the greatest master of the Greek language, and one of the mightiest masters of expression... | |
 | John Locke, George Berkeley, David Hume - 1910 - 460 sider
...had a contempt for their languages. And tho' the Greek learning grew in credit amongst the Romans, towards the end of their commonwealth, yet it was...youth: their own language they were to make use of, ind therefore it was their own language they were instructed and exercised in. But, more particularly... | |
 | John Locke - 1912 - 292 sider
...had a contempt for their languages. And, though the Greek learning grew in credit amongst the Romans, towards the end of their commonwealth, yet it was...particularly to determine the proper season for grammar, I do not see how it can reasonably be made any one's study, but as an introduction to rhetoric : when it... | |
 | Sister Mary Louise Cuff - 1920 - 156 sider
...cultivated their own, not foreign tongues. "And though the Greek learning grew in credit among the Romans, towards the end of their Commonwealth, yet it was...study of their youth : Their own language they were instructed and exercised in."51 "The great men among the Romans were daily exercising themselves in... | |
 | John Locke - 1922 - 294 sider
...had a contempt for their languages. And, though the Greek learning grew in credit amongst the Romans, towards the end of their commonwealth, yet it was...particularly to determine the proper season for grammar, I do not see how it can reasonably be made any one's study, but as an introduction to rhetoric : when it... | |
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