| 1841 - 806 Seiten
...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 his pursuits too eager, to be always cautious. His abilities gave him a haughty confidence,... | |
| Charles Churchill, William Tooke - 1844 - 392 Seiten
...oppressed his imagination nor clouded his perspicuity. 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... | |
| James Tunstall - 1847 - 336 Seiten
...together with a fancy fertile in original combinations, exerting the powers of the scholar, the reasoner, and the wit. But his knowledge was too multifarious to be always exact ; his pursuits too eager, to be always cautious. His abilities gave him a haughty confidence,... | |
| Alexander Pope - 1850 - 510 Seiten
...norcloudcd his perspicacity. To every work ic brought a memory full fraught, together with a "ancy fertile of original combinations, and at once exerted the powers of the scholar, the rcasoner, and the wit. Hot his knowledge was too multifarious to be always exact, and... | |
| Francis Lieber - 1851 - 544 Seiten
...oppressed his imagination, nor clouded his perspicuity. 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 his... | |
| John Gorton - 1851 - 690 Seiten
...imagination, nor clouded hie perspicuity. To every work he brought a memory full fraught, together with * 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... | |
| Hugh James Rose - 1853 - 566 Seiten
...fancy fertile of original combinations ; and at once ex* erted 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 consequence,... | |
| Samuel Johnson - 1854 - 344 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 Pope - 1856 - 512 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... | |
| Philip Doddridge - 1860 - 496 Seiten
...oppressed his imagination nor clouded his perspicuity. To every work he brought a memory full fraught, 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... | |
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