 | John Milton - 1806 - 482 pages
...well as fruits; and as wine and oil are *' imported to us from abroad, fo muft ripe underftand" ing, and many civil virtues, be imported into our " minds from foreign writings, and examples of bef t ages; - c we fhall elfe mifcarry flill, and come fhort in tlie at4 ' " tempts " tempts of any... | |
 | John Milton - 1806 - 482 pages
...well as fruits ; and as wine and oil are " imported to us from abroad, fo muft ripe underftand** ing, and many civil virtues, be imported into our " minds from foreign writings, and examples of beft ages ; f* we fhall elfe miicarry ftill, and come ftiort in the at" tempts of any great enterprife.... | |
 | 1810 - 598 pages
...bad success alike unteachable. For the SuB, which we want, ripens wits, as well as fruits; and, as wine and oil are imported to us from abroad, so must...miscarry still, and come short in the attempts of any great enterprise. Hence did their victories prove as fruitless, as their losses dangerous, and left... | |
 | Harleian miscellany - 1808 - 624 pages
...bad success alike uoteachable. For the sun, which we want, ripens wits, as well as fruits; and, as wine and oil are imported to us from abroad, so must...miscarry still, and come short in the attempts of any great enterprise. Hence did their victories prove as fruitless, as their losses dangerous, and left... | |
 | William Oldys, John Malham - 1810 - 606 pages
...alike unteachable. For the SuB, which we want, ripens wits, as well as fruits; and, as wine and oil arc imported to us from abroad, so must ripe understanding,...miscarry still, and come short. in the attempts of any great enterprise. Hence did their victories prove as fruitless, as their losses dangerous, and left... | |
 | 1810 - 632 pages
...bad success alike unteachable. For the sun, which we want, ripens wits, as well as fruits; and, as wine and oil are imported to us from abroad, so must...understanding, and many civil virtues be imported into pur minds from foreign writings, and examples of best ages, we shall else miscarry still, and come... | |
 | Théodore Jouffroy - 1811 - 370 pages
...INTRODUCTION TO ETHICS, FROM THE FRENCH OF x JOUFFROY. BOSTON: BILLIARD, GRAY, AND COMPANY. M.DCCC.XL. As wine and oil are imported to us from abroad, so must...virtues, be imported into our minds from foreign writings ; — we shall else miscarry still, and come short in the attempts of any great enterprise. MILTON,... | |
 | Francis Maseres - 1815 - 956 pages
...unteachable. For the Sun •, which " we Britain.1? want) ripens wits as well as fruits ; and, as " wine and oil are imported to us from abroad, so must...miscarry still, and come short *' in the attempts of any great enterprise. Hence did their " victories prove as fruitless, as their losses dangerous ; " and... | |
 | John Milton - 1826 - 368 pages
...bad success, alike unteachable. For the sun, which we want, ripens wits as well as fruits ; and as wine and oil are imported to us from abroad, so must...miscarry still, and come short in the attempts of any great enterprise. Hence did their victories prove as fruitless, as their losses dangerous ; and left... | |
 | John Milton - 1826 - 372 pages
...bad success, alike unteachable. For the sun, which we want, ripens wits as well as fruits ; and as wine and oil are imported to us from abroad, so must...best ages ; we shall else miscarry still, and come ehort in the attempts of any great enterprise. Hence did their victories prove as fruitless, as their... | |
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For the sun, which we want, ripens wits as well as fruits ; and as wine and oil are imported to us from abroad, so must ripe understanding, and many civil virtues, be imported into our minds from foreign writings, and examples of best ages : we shall... 
