 | John Todd - 1799 - 200 Seiten
...languages : presently comes a friend, who tells him he is wasting his time, and that, • instead of obsolete words, he had much better employ himself...his time; and that, for the business of life, common mathematics is quite enough of the mathematics. He throws up his Euclid, and addresses himself to some... | |
 | John Todd - 1835 - 414 Seiten
...dead languages: presently comes a friend, who tells him he is wasting his time, and that, instead of obsolete words, he had much better employ himself...sets to work at the mathematics. Then comes another Effect or changing plans. Habit of putting off. friend, who asks him, with a grave and sapient face,... | |
 | John Todd - 1835 - 406 Seiten
...him he is wasting his time, and that, instead of obsolete words, he had much better employ h'mself in acquiring new ideas. He changes his plan, and sets to work at the mathematics. Then comes another Effect of changing plans. Habit of puuiug off. friend, who asks him, with a grave and sapient face,... | |
 | John Todd - 1839 - 116 Seiten
...not how to be inactive. who tells him he is wasting his time, and that, .nstead of obsolete works, he had much better employ himself in acquiring new...his time ; and that for the business of life, common mathematics is quite enough of the mathematics. He throws up his Euclid, and addresses himself to some... | |
 | 1841 - 986 Seiten
...languages ; but presently a friend comes, and tells him that he is wasting his time, and that, instead of obsolete words, he had much better employ himself...sapient face, whether he intends to become a professor iu a college ; because, if he does not, he is misemploying his time ; and that for the business of... | |
 | 1841 - 436 Seiten
...languages; but presently a friend comes, and tells him that he is wasting his time, and that, instead of obsolete words, he had much better employ himself...time ; and that, for the business of life, common mathemathics is quite enough of mathematical science. He throws up his Kuclid, and addresses himself... | |
 | Alonzo Potter - 1843 - 352 Seiten
...dead languages ; presently comes a friend, who tells him he is wasting his time, and that, instead of obsolete words, he had much better employ himself...time ; and that, for the business of life, common mathematics is quite enough of the mathematics. He throws up his Euclid, and addresses himself to some... | |
 | 1843 - 540 Seiten
...dead languages; presently comes a friend, who tells him he is wasting his time, and that, instead of obsolete words, he had much better employ himself in acquiring new ideas. He changes his mind and sets to work at the mathematics. Then comes another friend, who asks him, with a grave and... | |
 | 1843 - 798 Seiten
...presently comes a friend, who tells him he is wasting his time, and that, instead of obsolete words, lie had much better employ himself in acquiring new ideas. He changes his mind and sets to work at the mathematics. Then comes another friend, who asks has an inclination to... | |
 | Joachim Sterck van Ringelberg - 1847 - 120 Seiten
...dead languages; presently comes a friend, who tells him he is wasting his time, and that, instead of obsolete words, he had much better employ himself...his time; and that, for the business of life, common mathematics is quite enough of the mathematics. He throws up his Euclid, and addresses himself to some... | |
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He commences the study of the dead languages ; presently comes a friend, who tells him he is wasting his time, and that, instead of obsolete words, he had much better employ himself in acquiring new ideas. He changes his plan, and sets to work at the... 
