| 1813 - 486 Seiten
...fancy fertile ot original combinations, and at once exerted the powers of the scholar, the reasoner, and the wit. But his knowledge was too multifarious to be always exact, and his pursuits were too eager to be always cautious. His abilities gave him a haughty confidence,... | |
| John Aikin - 1815 - 506 Seiten
...oppressed his imagination, nor clouded his perspicacity. To every work he brought a memory full fraught, together with a fancy fertile of original combinations ; and at once exerted the powers of the scholar, the reasoner, and the wit. But his knowledge was too multifarious to be always exact, and... | |
| Samuel Johnson - 1816 - 410 Seiten
...oppressed his imagination, nor clouded his perspicacity. To every work he brought a memory full fraught, together with a fancy fertile of original combinations, and at once exerted the powers of the scholar, the reasoner, and the wit. But his knowledge was too multifarious to be always exact, and... | |
| 1817 - 490 Seiten
...oppressed his imagination nor clouded his perspicacity. To every work he brought a memory full fraught, together with a fancy fertile of original combinations; and at once exerted the powers of the scholar, the reasoner, and the wit. But. his knowledge was too multifarious to be always exact, and... | |
| Alexander Chalmers - 1817 - 490 Seiten
...oppressed his imagination nor clouded his perspicacity. To every work lie brought a memory full fraught, together with a fancy fertile of original combinations ; and at once exerted the powers of the scholar, the reasoner, - and the wit. But his knowledge was too multifarious to be always exact, and... | |
| Pierce Egan - 1819 - 398 Seiten
...oppressed his imagination, nor clouded his perspicacity. To every work he brought a memory full fraught, together with a fancy fertile of original combinations, and at once exerted the powers of the scholar, the reasoner, and the wit. But his knowledge was too multifarious to be always exact, and... | |
| Samuel Johnson, Arthur Murphy - 1820 - 404 Seiten
...oppressed his imagination, nor clouded his perspicacity. To every work he brought a memory full fraught, together with a fancy fertile of original combinations, and at once exerted the powers of the scholar, the reasoner, and the wit. But his knowledge was too multifarious to be always exact, and... | |
| Samuel Johnson - 1820 - 412 Seiten
...oppressed his imagination, nor clouded his perspicacity. To every work he brought a memory full fraught, together with a fancy fertile of original combinations, and at once exerted the powers of the scholar, the reasoner, and the wit, But his knowledge was too multifarious to be always exact, and... | |
| Samuel Johnson - 1820 - 406 Seiten
...oppressed his imagination, nor clouded his perspicacity. To every work he brought a memory full fraught, together with a fancy fertile of original combinations, and at once exerted the powers pf the scholar, the reasoner, and the wit. But his knowledge was too multifarious to be always exact,... | |
| David Irving - 1821 - 336 Seiten
...oppressed his imagination, nor clouded his perspicacity. To every work he brought a memory full fraught, together with a fancy fertile of original combinations, and at once exerted the powers of, tbe scholar, the rea,oner, and the wit. But his knowledge was too multifarious to be always exact,... | |
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