 | Sydney Smith - 1849 - 446 pagina’s
...being frivolous, and not a few of being useful; there is but one mode of being intellectually great. It would be an extremely profitable thing to draw...pernicious association of genius and idleness, by showing them that the greatest poets, orators, statesmen, and historians,— men of the most brilliant and... | |
 | 1850 - 600 pagina’s
...well-authenticated account of 1850.] Editor's Table. 283 the habito of study of the most celebrated writer« with whose style of literary industry we happen to be most acquainted. It would go very Гаг to destroy the absurd and pernicious association of genius and idleness, by showing them that... | |
 | Rev. Sidney Smith - 1854 - 296 pagina’s
...being frivolous, and not a few of being useful; there is but one mode of being intellectually great. It would be an extremely profitable thing to draw...far to destroy the absurd and pernicious association bf genius and idleness, by showing them that the greatest poets, orators, statesmen, and historians... | |
 | James William Gilbart - 1854 - 428 pagina’s
...also of the sabbath."— Mark ii. 23—28. " It would be an extremely profitable thing to draw tip a short and well-authenticated account of the habits...pernicious association of genius and idleness, by showing them that the greatest poets, orators, statesmen, and historians, — men of the most brilliant and... | |
 | 1855 - 590 pagina’s
...art could suggest, and every attention diligence could bestow.— Sydney Smith.. GENIUS AND INDUSTRY. IT would be an extremely profitable thing to draw...pernicious association of genius and idleness, by showing them that the greatest poets, orators, statesmen, and historians — men of the most brilliant and... | |
 | Sydney Smith - 1856 - 502 pagina’s
...being frivolous, and not a few of being useful ; there is but one mode of being intellectually great. It would be an extremely profitable thing to draw...pernicious association of genius and idleness, by showing them that the greatest poets, orators, statesmen, and historians — men of the most brilliant and... | |
 | James William Gilbart - 1857 - 416 pagina’s
...man for the sabbath : therefore the Son of man is Lord also of the sabbath."— Mark ii. 23—28. " It would be an extremely profitable thing to draw...pernicious association of genius and idleness, by showing them that the greatest poets, orators, statesmen, and historians, — men of the most brilliant and... | |
 | James William Gilbart - 1857 - 416 pagina’s
...man for the sabbath : therefore the Son of man is Lord also of the sabbath."— Mark ii. 23—28. " It would be an extremely profitable thing to draw...pernicious association of genius and idleness, by showing them that the greatest poets, orators, statesmen, and historians, — men of the most brilliant and... | |
 | Epes Sargent - 1857 - 488 pagina’s
...off-hand exertion of talents, they soon collapsed into the most frivolous and insignificant of men. 2. It would be an extremely profitable thing to draw...pernicious association of genius and idleness, by showing that the greatest poets, orators," statesmen, and historians, — men of the most brilliant and imposing... | |
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It would be an extremely profitable thing to draw up a short and well-authenticated account of the habits of study of the most celebrated writers with whose style of literary industry we happen to be most acquainted. It would go very far to destroy the... 
