 | Oxford univ, exam. papers, 2nd publ. exam - 1884 - 594 pages
...one, that I knew almost as much at eighteen as I do now. My judgment, to bo sure, was not so good, but I had all the facts. I remember very well when I was...ply your book diligently now, and acquire a stock of k nowledge ; for when years come upon you, you will find that poring upon books will be but an irksome... | |
 | Robert Louis Stevenson - 1906 - 492 pages
...him. It must have been a very foolish old gentleman who addressed Johnson at Oxford in these words: '' Young man, ply your book diligently now, and acquire...that poring upon books will be but an irksome task." The old gentleman seems to have been unaware that many other things besides reading grow irksome, and... | |
 | 1866 - 864 pages
...now. My judgment, to bo sure, was not so good ¡ but I had all tho facts. I remember very well, whou I was at Oxford, an old gentleman said to me, " Young...book diligently now, and acquire a stock of knowledge j for when years come upon you, you will find that poring upon book« will be but an irksome task."... | |
 | Oxford Historical Society (Oxford, England) - 1897 - 588 pages
...pass examinations. An old gentleman gave him some advice when at College which he often recalled : ' Young man, ply your book diligently now, and acquire...knowledge ; for when years come upon you, you will find poring upon books will be but an irksome task.' Johnson, though not a diligent, was a voracious and... | |
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My judgment, to be sure, was not so good ; but I had all the facts. I remember very well, when I was at Oxford, an old gentleman said to me, ' Young man, ply your book diligently now, and acquire a stock of knowledge ; for when years come upon you, you... 
