 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 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...  Report of the Superintendent of Public Instruction - Page livby Michigan. Department of Public Instruction - 1893Full view - About this book
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...doubtless of a passage in his favorite Plato, " that commonly more care is had, and that among many wise men, to find out rather a cunning man for their horse than a cunning man for their children : to the one they will gladly give a stipend of two hundred crowns by... | |
 | Charles Dexter Cleveland - American literature - 1848 - 786 pages
...dra\vn from the following complaint of Aschnni, on THE CONSEQUENCES OF NEOI.KCTKD EDUCATION. It is pity that, commonly, more care is had, yea, and that...find out rather a cunning man for their horse, than a cunning man for their children. They say nay in word, but they do so in deed. For to the one they will... | |
 | Charles Dexter Cleveland - English literature - 1858 - 780 pages
...of A rfiam, on THE CONSEQUENCES OF NEGLECTED EDUCATION. It is pity that, commonly, more care is hid, yea, and that among very wise men, to find out rather a cunning man for their horse, than a cunning man for their children. They say nay in word, but they do so in deed. For to the one they will... | |
 | Education - 1859 - 414 pages
...literature, very little inducement was held out to men to qualify themselves for teaching ; he says : "It is a pity that, commonly, more care is had. yea,...find out rather a cunning man for their horse, than a cunning man for their children. They say nay in word, but they do so in deed. For to the one they will... | |
 | Charles Dexter Cleveland - English literature - 1859 - 780 pages
...of Aschum, on THE CONSEQUENCES OF NEGLECTED EDUCATION. It is pity that, commonly, more care is hid, yea, and that among very wise men, to find out rather a cunning man for their horse, than a cunning man for their children. They say nay in word, but they do so in deed. For to the one they will... | |
 | Minnesota - 1861 - 420 pages
...quaint, are well worthy of being remembered. Saith he, " It U a pity that commonly more care is had, yes. and that among very wise men, to 'find out rather a cunning man for their horse, thin a canning man for their children. To the firmer they give two hundred pounds, while to the Ыит... | |
 | Education - 1862 - 562 pages
...to the universities, of whom must needs coma all our divines, lawyers, and physicians." " And it is pity that commonly more care is had, yea, and that...find out rather a cunning man for their horse, than a cunning man for their children. They say nay in word; but they do so in deed : for to the one they... | |
 | Henry Barnard - Education - 1862 - 638 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...find out rather a cunning man for their horse, than a cunning man for their children. They say nay in a word, but they do so in deed ; for to the one they... | |
 | Museum and English journal of education - 1863 - 576 pages
...they provide for their children has often been pointed out. " It is pity," said old Ascham long ago, " that commonly more care is had, yea, and that among...find out rather a cunning man for their horse than a cunning man for their children." But for the most part this carelessness is not wilful but the result... | |
 | Charles Dexter Cleveland - 1863 - 788 pages
...of Aseham, on THE CONSEQUENCES OF NEGLECTED EDUCATION. It is pity that, commonly, more care is hid, yea, and that among very wise men, to find out rather a cunning man for their horse, than a cunning man for their children. They say nay in word, but they do so in deed. For to the one they will... | |
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