 | John Locke - 1742 - 448 pages
...concerning Writing; that is, I will have my Son taught Short-hand ; I do not meai^ *o that Perfeftion as to copy a Speech from the Mouth of a ready Speaker, but to be able to write it readily for his own private Bufmefs. Believe me, Sir, 'tis as ufeful a Knack as a Man of Bufinefs, or any Scholar can... | |
 | John Locke - 1812 - 492 pages
...concerning writing; that is, I will have my son taught shorthand ; I do not mean to that perfection as to copy a speech from the mouth of a ready speaker, but to be able to write it readily, for his own private business. Believe me, sir, it is as useful a knack as a man of busi« ness, or any scholar,... | |
 | James Henry Lewis - Shorthand - 1816 - 262 pages
...12th, 1693, speaks of it thus : " I will have my Son taught Short-hand; I do not mean (says he) in that perfection to copy a speech from the mouth of a ready...speaker, but to be able to write it readily for his own private business. Believe me, Sir, it is as useful a knack as any man of business or scholar can... | |
 | John Locke - Philosophy - 1823 - 502 pages
...concerning writing ; that is, I will have my son taught shorthand ; I do not mean to that perfection as to copy a speech from the mouth of a ready speaker, but to be able to write it readily, for his own private business. Believe me, sir, it is as useful a knack as a man of business, or any scholar,... | |
 | Cheshire (England) - 1854 - 356 pages
...concerning writing ; that is, I will have my son taught shorthand — I do not mean to that perfection as to copy a speech from the mouth of a ready speaker, but to be able to write it readily for his OO well ; thence I came to Richard's, where I parted with him ; Mr. Leycester came there. We went to... | |
 | Julius Woldemar Zeibig - Shorthand - 1878 - 626 pages
...Er schreibt an M. Molyneux i. J. 1693: I will have my sou taugilt Shorthand; I do not niean in that perfection to copy a speech from the mouth of a ready...Speaker, but to be able to write it readily for his own private busiuess. Believe nie ,Sir, it is äs useful a knack äs any man öl business or scholar... | |
 | 1899 - 844 pages
...The philosopher John Locke wrote :— " I will have my son taught shorthand ; I do not mean in that perfection to copy a speech from the mouth of a ready...speaker, but to be able to write it readily for his own private business. It is as useful a knack as any man of business or scholar can be master of. I... | |
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I shall venture to add to what you direct concerning writing ; that is, I will have my son taught shorthand ; I do not mean to that perfection as to copy a speech from the mouth of a ready speaker, but to be able to write it readily, for his own private... 