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On The Advantages Of Classical Knowledge.
ON THE ADVANTAGES OF - CLASSICAL KNOWLEDGE .
FOR THE FREEMASONS' MAGAZINE . " ZZTiri ¦¦ mi ' l '" ^ miT'jM ¦» " - ' ~ : ^ T . r ~ " - r" -irir '~ I ¦ *¦ " V ^ S
// CLASSICAL knowledge , in its proper and extended signification , 1 j implies not only an acquaintance with the standard authors ot antiquity , but it likewise imports a knowiedge of the best writers in our own and other modern languages . But , as the consideration ot classical attainments in this extensive sense wouldperhapsmvoive m
, , it a lono- series of events , and entangle the subject in a chain of comp . ex . intricacy , the design of this dissertation will only comprehend the advantages which arise from a knowledge of the Greek and Roman writere , since , in the general signification of the , term « classic , those authors are understood . . . It is the business of earlier youth to-attain the principles of clasof maturc
¦ sical literature , but the more pleasing employment r years to discover its beauties and perceive its use' ; an employment very far from being attended with such , difficulty as many are apt to imagine " To be completely skilled in ancient learning is by no means " a work of insuperable pains . The very progress itself is attended with delihtand resembles a journey through some leasant
" g , p " country , where every mile we advance new charms' arise * . " Is it not , then , surprising that so many when they leave the precincts of science should forsake the fruitful p lains of classic knowledge , for the barren moors and mazy tracks of ignorance ? Advantages far more solid are to be reaped from the exuberant soil of classic ground , and many more flowers may be culled from the ancient than the lance of in
gardens of history and philosophy , superficial g - dolence can discern . If , then , the attainment of the learned languages is not impeded by so many obstacles as the eye of idleness pretends to discover , every exertion oug ht to be made , and every plan adopted , that may enable us to draw their beauties from the pure fountain of originality rather than from the muddy stream of translation f . The manner of acquiring classical knowledge is , however , not so much the object of
Note: This text has been automatically extracted via Optical Character Recognition (OCR) software.
On The Advantages Of Classical Knowledge.
ON THE ADVANTAGES OF - CLASSICAL KNOWLEDGE .
FOR THE FREEMASONS' MAGAZINE . " ZZTiri ¦¦ mi ' l '" ^ miT'jM ¦» " - ' ~ : ^ T . r ~ " - r" -irir '~ I ¦ *¦ " V ^ S
// CLASSICAL knowledge , in its proper and extended signification , 1 j implies not only an acquaintance with the standard authors ot antiquity , but it likewise imports a knowiedge of the best writers in our own and other modern languages . But , as the consideration ot classical attainments in this extensive sense wouldperhapsmvoive m
, , it a lono- series of events , and entangle the subject in a chain of comp . ex . intricacy , the design of this dissertation will only comprehend the advantages which arise from a knowledge of the Greek and Roman writere , since , in the general signification of the , term « classic , those authors are understood . . . It is the business of earlier youth to-attain the principles of clasof maturc
¦ sical literature , but the more pleasing employment r years to discover its beauties and perceive its use' ; an employment very far from being attended with such , difficulty as many are apt to imagine " To be completely skilled in ancient learning is by no means " a work of insuperable pains . The very progress itself is attended with delihtand resembles a journey through some leasant
" g , p " country , where every mile we advance new charms' arise * . " Is it not , then , surprising that so many when they leave the precincts of science should forsake the fruitful p lains of classic knowledge , for the barren moors and mazy tracks of ignorance ? Advantages far more solid are to be reaped from the exuberant soil of classic ground , and many more flowers may be culled from the ancient than the lance of in
gardens of history and philosophy , superficial g - dolence can discern . If , then , the attainment of the learned languages is not impeded by so many obstacles as the eye of idleness pretends to discover , every exertion oug ht to be made , and every plan adopted , that may enable us to draw their beauties from the pure fountain of originality rather than from the muddy stream of translation f . The manner of acquiring classical knowledge is , however , not so much the object of