He had infinite quickness of apprehension, a prodigious memory, and a certain rectifying and methodizing power of understanding, which extracted something precious out of all that was presented to it. His stores of miscellaneous knowledge were immense... Heroes of Britain in peace and war - Seite 145von Edwin Hodder - 1878Vollansicht - Über dieses Buch
| 1842 - 634 Seiten
...apprehension, and a rectifying and methodizing power of understanding which extracted something valuable from all that was presented to it. His stores of miscellaneous knowledge were immense ; he was well skilled in chemistry and the fine arts, as well as in many branches of antiquity, metaphysics,... | |
| 1819 - 490 Seiten
...and exact information, had read so much, or remembered what he had read so accurately and so well. He had infinite quickness of apprehension, a prodigious memory, and a certain rectifying and methodizing power of understanding, which extracted something precious out of all that was presented... | |
| 1819 - 780 Seiten
...exact information, — had read so much, or remembered what he had read so ac curately and so well. He had infinite quickness of apprehension, a prodigious...methodising power of understanding, which extracted extracted something precious out of all that was presented to it. His stores of miscellaneous knowledge... | |
| 1819 - 708 Seiten
...exact information, — had read so much, or remembered what be had read so ac cujatdy and so well. He had infinite quickness of apprehension, a prodigious...rectifying and methodising power of understanding, which s extracted 464 [NOT. extracted something precloui out of til (hat was presented to it. Hii stores... | |
| 1819 - 800 Seiten
...exact information, — had read 10 much, or remembered what he had read so ac curately and $o well. He had infinite quickness of apprehension, a prodigious...and a certain rectifying and methodising power of undemanding, which extracted 464 Memoir of James Watt, Esq. [Kw. extracted something preciouf out of... | |
| 1820 - 496 Seiten
...exact information, — had read BO much, or remembered what he bad read so accurately and so well. He had infinite quickness of apprehension, a prodigious memory, and a certain rectilying and methodising power of understanding, which extracted something precious out of all that... | |
| William Thomas Brande - 1821 - 506 Seiten
...every one's command." No individual in his age, says another, and equally able, writer, possessed more varied and exact information. He had infinite quickness...immense, and yet less astonishing than the command he had over them. His conversation had all the charms of familiarity, with all the substantial treasures of... | |
| John Pierpont - 1823 - 492 Seiten
...and exact information — had read so much, or remembered what he had read so accurately and well. He had infinite quickness of apprehension, a prodigious memory, and a certain rectifying and methodizing power of understanding, which extracted something precious out of all that was presented... | |
| Walter Scott - 1823 - 944 Seiten
...had read so much, or remembered what he had read so accurately and so well. He had infinite [CHAP. 2. quickness of apprehension, a prodigious memory, and...immense, — and yet less astonishing than the command lie had at all times over them. It seemed as if every subject that was casually started in conversation... | |
| William Thomas Brande - 1830 - 678 Seiten
...his age," says another, and equally able writer, " possessed more varied and exact information, lie had infinite quickness of apprehension, a prodigious...and yet, less astonishing than the command he had over them. His conversation had all the charms of familiarity, with all the substantial treasures of... | |
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