 | 1838 - 492 pages
...and French, he learned these languages ; and to this statement he added, "It seems to me, my lord, we may learn every thing, when we know the twentyfour letters of the alphabet." Here, indeed, is the key to vast and unmeasurable resources. These letters, small as the number is,... | |
 | 536 pages
...books of the same kind in French. I bought a dictionary, and learned French. And this, my lord, is what I have done. It seems to me that we may learn every thing «hen we once know the letters of the alphabet." The duke was much delighted with this account, and... | |
 | Thomas H. Palmer - Education - 1840 - 328 pages
...same kind in French. I bought a [grammar and] dictionary, and I learned French. And this, my lord, is what I have done. It seems to me that we may learn...we know the twenty-four letters of the alphabet." 19. Economy. — Carelessness, extravagance, niggardliness. — Economy has not unreasonably been ranked... | |
 | Self-culture - 1840 - 298 pages
...books of the same kind in French ; I bought a dictionary, and I learned French. And this, my lord, is what I have done : it seems to me that we may learn everything when we know the twenty-four letters of the alphabet.' " Under the patronage of the Duke... | |
 | Anthony Atwood - Conduct of life - 1842 - 202 pages
...acquired his learning, he ended by saying, " And this, my lord, is what I have done. It seems to me we may learn every thing, when we know the twenty-four letters of the alphabet." Knowledge is not only a source of gain, but a means of happiness. And if it has been neglected at the... | |
 | Children's periodicals - 1843 - 402 pages
...books of the same kind in French. I bought a dictionary, and learned French. And this, my lord, is what I have done. It seems to me that we may learn every thing when we once know the letters of the alphabet.' The duke was delighted with this account, and gave him an employment... | |
 | Samuel Griswold Goodrich - Biography - 1844 - 344 pages
...books of the same kind in French ; I bought a dictionary and learned French ; and this, my lord, is what I have done. It seems to me that we may learn everything when we know the twenty -six letters of the alphabet." Under the duke's patronage, Stone... | |
 | Euclides - 1845 - 546 pages
...books of the same kind in French ; I bought a dictionary, and learned French ; and this, my Lord, is what I have done. It seems to me that we may learn...when we know the twenty-four letters of the alphabet. The Duke, highly pleased with the account, brought this wonderful genius out of obscurity, and provided... | |
 | 412 pages
...And many people may think this sufficient. They may agree with Stone, the well-known mathematician, that "we may learn every thing when we know the twentyfour letters of the alphabet." And, had all persons the genius and application of Stone, this might indeed be true. But common minds... | |
 | Samuel Jackson - 1848 - 1202 pages
...books of the same kind in French ; I bought a dictionary, and I learned French. And this, my lord, is what I have done : it seems to me that we may learn every thing when we know the twenty-four letters <>f the alphabet." William Hutton, a well-known author, was once apprentice ro a stocking weaver. His... | |
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... books, and I learned geometry. By reading I found that there were good books in these two sciences in Latin : I bought a Dictionary, and I learned Latin. I understood also that there were good books of the same kind in French : I bought a dictionary,... 
