The Whole Works of Roger Ascham: A report and discourse of the affaires and state of Germany and the Emperour Charles his court ... The scholemaster. 1570. Latin poems. Grant's oration on the life and death of Roger Ascham. Seven letters of Giles Ascham, Roger Ascham's sons, to the Lord treasurer BurleighJ.R. Smith, 1864 |
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... common consent amongst all the ambassadors and agents in this court , and other witty and indifferent heads beside , was generally conferred and agreed upon . What better commodity to know the truth , any writer in Greek , Latin , or ...
... common consent amongst all the ambassadors and agents in this court , and other witty and indifferent heads beside , was generally conferred and agreed upon . What better commodity to know the truth , any writer in Greek , Latin , or ...
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... common in this court . And although they well understand both the spite of the pope , and the shame of their master , yet are they con- tent still to speak well of the pope , though he never- theless still do ill to the emperor . And ...
... common in this court . And although they well understand both the spite of the pope , and the shame of their master , yet are they con- tent still to speak well of the pope , though he never- theless still do ill to the emperor . And ...
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... common wealth , as we have example of Titus Vespasianus : and to think his treasure greatest , not when his coffers be fullest , as Croesus did , but when his subjects be richest as Cyrus did , and that through his wisdom and care , as ...
... common wealth , as we have example of Titus Vespasianus : and to think his treasure greatest , not when his coffers be fullest , as Croesus did , but when his subjects be richest as Cyrus did , and that through his wisdom and care , as ...
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... common opinion of those in this court which have private cause to say well on him , do speak it boldly and openly , that ' he was such a one as never could content his covetous- ness with money , nor never satisfy his cruelty with blood ...
... common opinion of those in this court which have private cause to say well on him , do speak it boldly and openly , that ' he was such a one as never could content his covetous- ness with money , nor never satisfy his cruelty with blood ...
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... common misery as a just pretence of his private enterprise , making other men's hurts his remedy to heal his own sores , and common wrongs his way to revenge private displeasures ; showing liberty to be lost , and religion to be defaced ...
... common misery as a just pretence of his private enterprise , making other men's hurts his remedy to heal his own sores , and common wrongs his way to revenge private displeasures ; showing liberty to be lost , and religion to be defaced ...
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animi Aristotle Ascham atque Cæsar Cicero commonly court Demosthenes dicendi dicere diligently doth Duke Maurice ejus eloquence emperor England enim etiam example excellent fear fuit Germany God's Greek hæc hath hominum honest illa Imitation Isocrates Italy judgment king labour Latin Latin tongue learning literarum literis Livy marquis matter men's mihi misliked multis nature neque never nihil nunc omnes omni omnia Orat Paraphrasis perfect Plato Plautus praise prince quæ quam quibus quid quidem Quintilian quod quum religion rerum ROGERI ASCHAMI saith Sallust satis scholar schoolmaster scribendi semper sentence siege of Metz Sir John Cheke studio Sturmius sunt surely talk tamen teaching thing Thucydides tibi true tuæ tuam Tully Tully's unto usus Varro verse viri vita vitæ wisdom wise words worthy writing Xenophon young δὲ καὶ μὲν τοῦ
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Page 118 - I will tell you, quoth she, and tell you a Truth which perchance ye will marvel at. One of the greatest Benefits that ever God gave me, is, that he sent me so sharp and severe Parents, and so gentle a Schoolmaster. For when I am in Presence either of father or mother, whether I speak, keep Silence, sit, stand, or go, eat, drink, be merry, or sad, be sewing, playing, dancing, or doing anything else, I must do it, as it were, in such Weight, Measure, and Number, even so perfectly, as God made the World...
Page 119 - I am with him. And when I am called from him, I fall on weeping, because whatsoever I do else but learning is full of grief, trouble, fear, and whole misliking unto me...
Page 118 - Duchess, with all the household, gentlemen and gentlewomen, were hunting in the park. I found her in her chamber reading...
Page 118 - I wist, all their sport in the park is but a shadow to that pleasure that I find in Plato. Alas ! good folk, they never felt what true pleasure meant.
Page 118 - Her parents, the Duke and Duchess, with all the household, gentlemen and gentlewomen, were hunting in the park : I found her...
Page 80 - From Paul's I went, to Eton sent, To learn straightways the Latin phrase, Where fifty-three stripes given to me At once I had. For fault but small, or none at all, It came to pass thus beat I was; See, Udal, see the mercy of thee To me, poor lad.
Page 100 - Mark all mathematical heads, which be only and wholly bent to those sciences, how solitary they be themselves, how unfit to live with others, and how unapt to serve in the world.
Page 88 - FTER the child hath learned perfectly the eight parts of speech, let him then learn the right joining together of substantives with adjectives, the noun with the verb, the relative with the antecedent.
Page 143 - England,) that one maid should go beyond you all in excellency of learning and knowledge of divers tongues. Point forth six of the best given gentlemen of this court, and all they together show not so much good will, spend not so much time, bestow not so many hours daily, orderly, and constantly, for the increase of learning and knowledge, as doth the Queen's Majesty herself...
Page 118 - I think myself in hell, till time come that I must go to Mr. Elmer; who teacheth me so gently, so pleasantly, with such fair allurements to learning, that I think all the time nothing whiles I am with him.