10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «OPSIMATHY»
Discover the use of
opsimathy in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to
opsimathy and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
"If you were in this class, Mr. Ralston, it would be opsimathy." "Opsimathy?" he
said. "Yes." She smiled sweetly as she walked to her desk It was obvious to
everyone that Jack Ralston had no idea what it meant. The room began to buzz.
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The principal roots of the Greek language
... in composition, to signifv separation, partition, as tfurunite, diverge, &c- 3
Opsimathy] of oi/re, late, and fiavBavw, to learn, is compounded opsimathy ;
learning begun late in life. 4 Palceography] of ira\ai, of old, formerly, and ypcupw,
to write, ...
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The Guy Davenport Reader
When, muchlater, I ran across the word opsimathy in Walter Pater,I could
appreciate the tragic implications oflate learning. All experience is synergetic:
Bucky Fuller should have written, and probably did,aboutthe phenomenon of
Synergetic ...
He said Mr. Rockefeller's opsimathy should be welcomed. It was perhaps the
nicest thing Bill Buckley ever said about Nelson Rockefeller, and doubtless it is
better to be praised for one's opsimathy than not to be praised at all. But what did
it ...
Kilpatrick, James J., 2010
THE OPSIMATHY SITUATION As everyone doubtless knows, opsimathy is on the
rise in the United States and indications are that its spread is destined not only to
accelerate but to reach epidemic proportions during the next decade or so.
United States. Office of Education, 1975
THE OPSIMATHY SITUATION As everyone doubtless knows, opsimathy is on the
rise in the United States and indications are that its spread is destined not only to
accelerate but to reach epidemic proportions during the next decade or so.
PAUL JUJT THE OTHEIl DAY Opsimathy, says my dictionary, opsimathy is
learning acquired late; Opsimathy, I may add, is what is eventually served to
those who only stand and wait. I deduce that St. Paul was no stranger to
opsimathy.
Education for Aging Opsimathy Education for aging is the name of one of the
sections of the Adult Education Association of the U. S. A. There seems to be
some confusion as to whether the concern of the members of this section is in the
area ...
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The new encyclopædia; or, Universal dictionary ofarts and ...
... sicient mass of confusion and inconsistency, *> out confounding the mother
with her daugM and grand-daughters. Her festivals were t Opalia. OPSA, a town
of Lithuania, in Wilna, \ OPSAL, a town of Norway, in Aggerhirji'. *. OPSIMATHY.
Encyclopaedia Perthensis, 1807
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The United States' Almanac: Comprising Calculations for the ...
John Penn, of North Carolina, uneducated in early life; becamealawyer, and
eminent, by opsimathy. James Wilson, of Pennsylvania, a'lawycr. of rare capacity,
and of surpassing faculties as a speaker and Writer, an etfi :ient political essayist,
...
