 | 1808 - 560 sider
...ingenuity of contrivance, or sharpening the power« of discrimination What, then, can be better adapted to young persons? The chief use of a great part of our...languages and the mathematics, however valuable in themsclvc», when acquired, are even more so, аз they train the youthful mind to thought and observation.... | |
 | 1809 - 746 sider
...arising from botanical pursuits is the exercise of the mental faculties it promotes. " Nor can .any study exceed it, in raising curiosity, gratifying a taste...contrivance, or sharpening the powers of discrimination." When the mind and understanding are sufticientJy expanded to receive the study in its full effect,... | |
 | James Edward Smith - 1814 - 476 sider
...botany for its own sake. I have often alluded to its benefits as a mental exercise, nor can any study exceed it in raising curiosity, gratifying a taste...ingenuity of contrivance, or sharpening the powers of discrimtnation. What then can be better adapted for young persons ? The chief use of a great part of... | |
 | 1829 - 632 sider
...alluded to its benefits as a iuf.'iit;>l exercise-; nor can any study exceed it in Musing 'Ouriosky, gratifying a taste for beauty and ingenuity of contrivance, or sharpening the powers of dis-* crimination. What, then, can be better adapted for young persons ?" To some young persons, and... | |
 | 1820 - 436 sider
...benefits as a mental exercise ; nor can any exceed it in raising cariosity, gratifying a taste far beauty and ingenuity of contrivance, or sharpening...then can be better adapted for young persons ?" The next study in which we would engage our pupil, is the study of the mathematics, which, from the days... | |
 | 1829 - 512 sider
...recommend botany for its own sake. I have alluded to its benefits as a mental exercise ; nor can any study exceed it in raising curiosity, gratifying a taste...What, then, can be better adapted for young persons 1" To some young persons, and to females especially, the Linnaean nomenclature may at first sight appear... | |
 | Samuel Drew - 1829 - 616 sider
...any study exceed it m raising curiosity, gratifying a taste for beauty and ingenuity of contiivanee, or sharpening the powers of discrimination. What, then, can be better adapted for young persons T' To some young persons, and to females especially, the Linnean nomenclature may at first sight appear... | |
 | 1809 - 716 sider
...the mental faculties it promotes. " Nor can any study exceed it, in raising curiosity, gratify ing a taste for beauty and ingenuity of contrivance, or sharpening the powers of discrimination." When the mind and undcrs anding arc sufficiently expanded to receive the study in its full rftect,... | |
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I would recommend botany for its own sake. I have alluded to its benefits as a mental exercise ; nor can any study exceed it in raising curiosity, gratifying a taste for beauty and ingenuity of contrivance, or sharpening the powers of discrimination. 