| Arthur Penrhyn Stanley - 1844 - 460 pages
...mixed knowledge is not a superficial one;—as far as it goes, the views that it gives are true,—but he, who reads deeply in one class of writers only,...Adjust your proposed amount of reading to your time and inclination—this is perfectly free to every man,—but whether that amount be large or small, let... | |
| Arthur Penrhyn Stanley - 1845 - 566 pages
...different powers of mind. Keep your view of men and things extensive, and depend upon it that a mixed knowledge is not a superficial one ; — as far as...deeply in one class of writers only, gets views which arc almost sure to be perverted, and which are not only narrow but false. Adjust your proposed amount... | |
| Arthur Penrhyn Stanley - 1845 - 482 pages
...different powers of mind. Keep your view of men and things extensive, and depend upon it that a mixed knowledge is not a superficial one ;—as far as it goes, the views that it gives are true,—but he, who reads deeply in one class of writers only, gets views which are almost sure to... | |
| Arthur Penrhyn Stanley - History teachers - 1846 - 558 pages
...different powers of mind. Keep your view of men and things extensive, and depend upon it that a mixed knowledge is not a superficial one ; — as far as...— this is perfectly free to every man, but whether mat amount be large or small, let it be varied in its kind and widely varied. If I have a confident... | |
| Electronic journals - 1856 - 568 pages
...proportion in your reading, keep your view of Men and Things, extensive, and depend upon it a mixed Knowledge is not a superficial one ; as far as it...perverted, and which are not only narrow but false." — Dr. Arnold. EmiONNACII. Unregistered Proverb : " Like lucfty John Toy," frc. — At Penryn, in... | |
| Mrs. Jameson (Anna) - Art and literature - 1855 - 398 pages
...proportion in your reading, keep your view of men and things extensive, and depend upon it a mixed knowledge is not a superficial one ; as far as it...perverted, and which are not only narrow but false." 17. i H. his descriptions of natural scenery and beauty •*"*• show his intense sensibility to them,... | |
| Electronic journals - 1856 - 598 pages
...proportion in your reading, keep your view of Men and Things, extensive, and depend upon it a mixed Knowledge is not a superficial one ; as far as it...perverted, and which are not only narrow but false." — Dr. Arnold. ElRIONNACH. Unregistered Proverb : " Like lucky John Toy" Sfc, — At Penryn, in West... | |
| Anna Cabot Lowell - Conduct of life - 1856 - 330 pages
...proportion in your reading, keep your view of men and things extensive, and depend upon it a mixed knowledge is not a superficial one : as far as it goes the views it gives are true; but he who reads deeply in one class of writers only, gets views which are almost... | |
| Emma Jane Worboise - 1859 - 248 pages
...different powers of mind. Keep your view of men and things extensive, and depend upon it that a mixed knowledge is not a superficial one ; — as far as...of writers only, gets views which are almost sure tobe perverted, and which are not only narrow but false. Adjust your proposed amount of reading to... | |
| William Parsons Atkinson - Books and reading - 1860 - 64 pages
...may be found in the Pursuits of Literature. 14 Dr. Arnold. (i Depend upon it," he says, "that a mixed knowledge is not a superficial one ; as far as it...this is perfectly free to every man ; but whether the amount be large or small, let it be varied in its kind, and widely varied. If I have a confident... | |
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