Teaching, we learn; and, giving, we retain The births of intellect ; when dumb, forgot Speech ventilates our intellectual fire ; Speech burnishes our mental magazine , Brightens, for ornament ; and whets, for use. The Complaint: Or, Night-thoughts on Life, Death, & Immortality.. - Page 40by Edward Young - 1750 - 404 pagesFull view - About this book
 | David Perkins Page - 1858 - 370 pages
...denied. ******* Thought, too, delivered, is the more possessed : Teaching, we learn ; and giving, wo retain The births of intellect ; when dumb, forgot Speech ventilates our intellectual fire ; Speech burnishes our mental magazine, Brkhtens for ornament, and whets for use." But not only should teachers... | |
 | Sunbeams - 1861 - 368 pages
...future use ; 'Twill buy thee benefit ; perhaps renown. Thought, too, deliver" d, is the more possest ; Teaching, we learn ; and, giving, we retain The births...forgot. Speech ventilates our intellectual fire ; Speech burnishes our mental magazine ; Brightens for ornament ; and whets for use. — Young. — A fountain... | |
 | Edward Young - 1866 - 574 pages
...or dross ; When coin'd in words, we know its real worth. If sterling, store it for thy future use ; 'Twill buy thee benefit ; perhaps, renown. Thought, too, deliver'd, is the more possessed ; Teaching, we learn ; and giving, we retain The births of intellect ; when dumb, forgot.... | |
 | 1866 - 424 pages
...or dross ; When coin'd in words, we know its real worth. If sterling, store it for thy future use ; 'Twill buy thee benefit ; perhaps, renown. Thought, too, deliver'd, is the more possest ; Teaching, we learn ; and giving, we retain The births of intellect ; when dumb, forgot. Speech... | |
 | 1867 - 556 pages
...future use; 'Twill buy thee benefit, perhaps renown Thought, too, delivered, is the more possessed ; Teaching, we learn ; and giving, we retain The births...when dumb, forgot. Speech ventilates our intellectual (ire ; Speech burnishes our mental magazine; Brightens for ornament, and whets for use. What numbers,... | |
 | 1869 - 480 pages
...future use ; 'Twill buy the benefit; perhaps renown. Thought, too, delivered is the more possessed; Teaching we learn ; and, giving we retain The births of intellect ; when dumb, forget. Speech ventilates our intellectual fire, Speech burnishes our mental magazine; Brightens for... | |
 | 1873 - 532 pages
...his time and spend his money that he may improve himself in his profession? He goes there to learn. "Teaching we learn; and giving we retain The births...forgot. Speech ventilates our intellectual fire ; Speech burnishes our mental magazine, Brightens for ornament and whets for use." We imagine this is a live... | |
 | Samuel Wordsworth Bailey - 1874 - 732 pages
...LI. ELIHU DISCOURSING OF GOD'S SOVEREIGNTY AND GRACE. THOUGHT, too, delivered is the more possessed ; Teaching we learn ; and giving we retain The births...forgot Speech ventilates our intellectual fire ; Speech burnishes our mental magazine, Brightens for ornament and whets for use. AND Elihu the son of Barachel... | |
 | John Seely Hart - 1874 - 258 pages
...future use ; 'T will buy thee benefit, perhaps renown. Thought, too, delivered, is the more possessed ; Teaching we learn, and giving we retain The births of intellect ; when dumb, forgot." TNVIDIOUS Grave ! how dost thou rend in sunder J- Whom love has knit, and sympathy made one ! A tie... | |
 | Martha Careful (pseud.) - 1875 - 234 pages
...future use ; 'Twill buy thee benefit, perhaps renown. Thought, too, delivered is the more possessed ; Teaching we learn, and giving we retain, The births...forgot. Speech ventilates our intellectual fire ; Speech burnishes our mental magazine, Brightens for ornament, and whets for use." YOUNG. ON THOUGHT. IT seems... | |
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