 ... a knowledge of the Greek language. His object is not to reason, to imagine, or to invent ; but to conjugate, decline, and derive. The situations of imaginary glory which he draws for himself, are the detection of an anapaest in the wrong place, or...  The Classical Journal - Page 2371812Full view - About this book
 | 1810 - 578 pages
...confummation of man's powers — is a knowledge of the Greek language. His obje£l is not to reafon, to imagine, or to invent ; but to conjugate, decline and derive. The fituations of imaginary glory which he draws for himfelf, are the detection of an anapselt in the wrong... | |
 | English literature - 1810 - 554 pages
...picture which a young Englishman, addicted to the pursuit of knowledge, draws — his beuu-ideal of human nature — his top and consummation of man's...which he draws for himself, are the detection of an anapaest in the wrong place, or the restoration of a dative case which Cranzius had passed over, and... | |
 | Samuel Cooper Thacher, David Phineas Adams, William Emerson - American literature - 1810 - 874 pages
...Thcpicture which a young Englishman, addicted to the pursuit of knowledge, draws — his beau idfal of human nature — his top and consummation of man's...powers — is a knowledge of the Greek language. His ob ject is not to reason, tn imagine, or to invent j but to conjugate, decline, and derive. The lituationt... | |
 | Enos Bronson - Literature, Modern - 1810 - 456 pages
...The picture which a young Englishman, addicted to the pursuit of knowledge, draws, his beau, ideal of human nature, his top, and consummation of man's powers, is a knowledge of the Greek language, tlis object is, not to reason, to imagine, or to invent; but to conjugate, decline and derive. The... | |
 | Edward Copleston - Edinburgh review - 1810 - 208 pages
...to the purfuit of knowledge, draws — his beau " ideal of human nature — his top and confummatlon of man's " powers — is a knowledge of the Greek language. His object " is not to reafon, to imagine, or to invent ; but to conjugate, " decline, and derive. The JituAtims of imaginary... | |
 | David Phineas Adams, William Emerson, Samuel Cooper Thacher - 1810 - 446 pages
...picture which a young Englishman, addicted to the pursuit of knowledge, draws — his beau ideal of human nature — his top and consummation of man's powers — is a knowledge of the Greet language. His object is not to reason, to imagine, or to invent ; but to conjugate, decline,... | |
 | Maurice Cross - 1835 - 920 pages
...Englishman, addicted to the pursuit of knowledge, draws — his beau ideal of human nature — his lop and consummation of man's powers — is a knowledge...which he draws for himself, are the detection of an anapaest in the wrong place, or the restoration of a dative case which Cranzius had passed over, and... | |
 | 1835 - 916 pages
...picture which a young Englishman, addicted to the pursuit of knowledge, draws — his beau ideal of human nature — his top and consummation of man's...— is a knowledge of the Greek language. His object ¡snot to reason, to imagine, or to invent; but to conjugate, decline, and derive. The situations of... | |
 | Maurice Cross - 1835 - 520 pages
...derive. The situations of imaginary glory which he draws for himself, are the detection of an anapaest in the wrong place, or the restoration of a dative case which Cranzius had passed over, and the never dying Ernesti failed to observe. If a young classic of this... | |
 | Sydney Smith - 1839 - 464 pages
...picture which a young Englishman, addicted to the pursuit of knowledge, draws — his beau id6al, of human nature — his top and consummation of man's...which he draws for himself, are the detection of an anapaest in the wrong place, or the restoration of a dative case which Cranzius had passed over, and... | |
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