The assembly to which I address myself is too enlightened not to be fully sensible how much a flourishing state of the arts and sciences contributes to national prosperity and reputation. True it is that our country, much to its honor, contains many seminaries... Education - Page 2741899Full view - About this book
| John Debritt - Europe - 1797 - 546 pages
...refpe<3able and ufcful ; but the funds upon which they reft, are too narrow to command the ableit profcii'ors in the different departments of liberal knowledge,...contemplated, though they would be excellent auxiliaries. Amongft ihe motives to fuch an inditution, tlie allimilation of the principles, opinions, and manners... | |
| Robert Bisset - 636 pages
...our country, much to its honour, contains many seminaries of learning, highly respectable and usehil; but the funds upon which they rest are too narrow...different departments of liberal knowledge for the irutitution contemplated, though they would be excellent auxiliaries. ' Among the motives to inch an... | |
| Edmund Burke - History - 1800 - 786 pages
...populathe funds upon which they rett, are too narrow to command the ablelt profeflbrs in the ditFerent departments of liberal knowledge, for the institution...contemplated, though they would be excellent auxiliaries. Amongft the motives to fuch an inflitution, the ailimilation of the tion, and other circumstances of... | |
| William Cobbett - United States - 1801 - 586 pages
...country, much to its honour, contains many seminaries of learning highly respectable and useful; hut the funds upon which they rest, are too narrow to command the ablest professors in the different depuitments of liberal knowledge, for the institution contemplated : though they would be excellent... | |
| United States. President - Presidents - 1805 - 276 pages
...contributes to national prosperity and reputation. True it is, that our country, much to its honour, contains many seminaries of learning, highly respectable...motives to such an institution, the assimilation of the principles, opinions and manners of our countrymen, by the common education of a portion of our... | |
| Samuel Blodget - Business & Economics - 1806 - 258 pages
...contributes to national prosperity and reputation : true it is that our country, much to its honor, contains many seminaries of learning, highly respectable...knowledge for the institution contemplated, though they be excellent auxiliar.es. Among the motives to such an institution, the assimilation of principles,... | |
| History - 1807 - 772 pages
...manvseininariesoriearni:ig, highly respectable and useful; but the funds upun «liich they rest «re too nnrrow to command the ablest professors in the different...knowledge, for the institution contemplated, though they '•ч/uld be excellent auxiliaries. АШОП:; the motives to such an institution, the assimilation... | |
| United States - 1815 - 508 pages
...subject, that I cannot omit the opportunity of once for all, recalling your attention to them. tains many seminaries of learning highly respectable and...contemplated ; though they would be excellent auxiliaries. Amongst the motives to such an institution, the assimilation of the principles, opinions and manners... | |
| United States - 1817 - 512 pages
...contributes to national prosperity and reputation. "True it is, that our country, much 'to its honour, contains many seminaries of learning highly respectable...contemplated; though they would be excellent auxiliaries. Amongst the metives-to such an institution, the assimiJation of the principles, opinions and manners... | |
| George Washington, Jared Sparks - Presidents - 1837 - 622 pages
...contributes to natjonal prosperity and reputation. True it is, that our country, much to its honor, contains many seminaries of learning highly respectable...contemplated, though they would be excellent auxiliaries. Amongst the motives to such an institution, the assimilation of the principles, opinions, and manners... | |
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