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Page 228
... learned reader to throw down his book and think for himself . He clings to it for his intellectual support ; and his dread of being left to himself is like the horror of a vacuum . He can only breathe a learned atmosphere , as other men ...
... learned reader to throw down his book and think for himself . He clings to it for his intellectual support ; and his dread of being left to himself is like the horror of a vacuum . He can only breathe a learned atmosphere , as other men ...
Page 229
... learned author differs from the learned student in this , that the one transcribes what the other reads . The learned are mere literary drudges . If you set them upon original composition , their heads turn , they don't know where they ...
... learned author differs from the learned student in this , that the one transcribes what the other reads . The learned are mere literary drudges . If you set them upon original composition , their heads turn , they don't know where they ...
Page 231
... learned know . He is the most learned man who knows the most of what is farthest removed from common life and actual observation , that is of the least practical utility , and least liable to be brought to the test of experience , and ...
... learned know . He is the most learned man who knows the most of what is farthest removed from common life and actual observation , that is of the least practical utility , and least liable to be brought to the test of experience , and ...
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References to this book
Interpretatio: Language and Translation from Cicero to Tytler Frederick M. Rener No preview available - 1989 |
Interpretatio: Language and Translation from Cicero to Tytler Frederick M. Rener Limited preview - 1989 |