| Author: | William Minto | ISBN: | 1230001572872 |
| Publisher: | GBooks | Publication: | March 3, 2017 |
| Imprint: | Language: | English |
| Author: | William Minto |
| ISBN: | 1230001572872 |
| Publisher: | GBooks |
| Publication: | March 3, 2017 |
| Imprint: | |
| Language: | English |
"This put me upon wondering, ever so long ago, what this strange Thing called a Man of Learning was, and what is it that constitutes a Scholar? For, said I, here's a man speaks five Languages and reads the Sixth, is a master of Astronomy, Geography, History, and abundance of other useful Knowledge (which I do not mention, that you may not guess at the Man, who is too Modest to desire it), and yet, they say this Man is no Scholar.
"This put me upon wondering, ever so long ago, what this strange Thing called a Man of Learning was, and what is it that constitutes a Scholar? For, said I, here's a man speaks five Languages and reads the Sixth, is a master of Astronomy, Geography, History, and abundance of other useful Knowledge (which I do not mention, that you may not guess at the Man, who is too Modest to desire it), and yet, they say this Man is no Scholar.
