 | Roger Ascham - 1711 - 296 pages
...certain fure figns a man may chufe a Colt, . that is like to prove another day excellent for the Saddle. And it is pity, that commonly more care is had, yea and that &- jga mong very wife men, to find out rather a der fatter cunning man for their Horfe, than a cun-... | |
 | George Combe - 1803 - 280 pages
...This continuity, this * To much the same effect Roger Ascham wrote more than two centuries ago : " It is pity that commonly more care is had, yea, and...their horse than a cunning man for their children .... God that sitteth in heaven laugheth their choice to scorn ; . . . for He suffereth them to have... | |
 | Ancient learning - 1812 - 322 pages
...tongue lo speak boldly, but not deep of judgment, either for good counsel Or wise writing. ROGER ASCHAH. IT is pity, that commonly more care is had, yea, and that amongst very wise men, to find out rather a cunning man for their horse than a cunning man for their... | |
 | Roger Ascham - 1815 - 428 pages
...certain sure signs a man may choose a colt, that is like to prove another day excellent for the saddle. And it is pity, that commonly more care is had, yea...and that among very wise men, to find out rather a cun» ning man for their horse, than a cunning man for their children. They say nay in word, but they... | |
 | Charles Buck - 1831 - 418 pages
...be rossessed of ability, so they ought to ,e encouraged. " Pity it is," says the great Mr. Ascham, " that commonly more care is had, yea, and that among...find out rather a cunning man for their horse, than a cunnmg man for their children. They say nay in one word, but they do so in deed ; for to one they will... | |
 | Schoolmaster - 1836 - 926 pages
...another day excellent for the saddle." " And it is a pity," he adds, with keen and indignant sarcasm, " that commonly more care is had, yea and that among...a cunning man for their children. They say nay in a word, but they do so in deed ; for to the one they will gladly give a stipend of two hundred crowns... | |
 | 1836 - 432 pages
...another day excellent for the saddle." " And it is a pity," he adds, with keen and indignant sarcasm, " that commonly more care is had, yea and that among...a cunning man for their children. They say nay in a word, but they do so in deed ; for to the one they will gladly give a stipend of two hundred crowns... | |
 | John Seely Hart - 1845 - 404 pages
...Schoolmaster.] Importance of having a Schoolmaster of the right sort. It is pity that commonly more care is had, and that among very wise men, to find out rather a...their horse, than a cunning man for their children. To the one they will gladly give a stipend of two hundred crowns by the year, and loth to offer the... | |
 | Robert Chambers - 1847 - 712 pages
...that. [Detached Obserratioiis from the Schoolmaster.] It is pity that commonly more саге ¡н had, D +R Ҫ X sf "TDD ( To the one they will gladly give a «tipend of 'JOO crowns by the year, and loth to offer the other... | |
 | Robert Kemp Philp - 408 pages
...wandering. — Roger Ascham. OLD Roger Aschara says: " It is a pity that commonly more care is had, and that among very wise men, to find out rather a...their horse than a cunning man for their children. To the one they will give gladly a stipend of 200 crowns by the year, and loth to offer the other 200... | |
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... crowns by the year, and loth to offer to the other two hundred shillings. God that sitteth in heaven laugheth their choice to scorn, and rewardeth their liberality as it should. For he suffereth them to... 
