 But his superiority over other learned men consisted chiefly in what may be called the art of thinking, the art of using his mind ; a certain continual power of seizing the useful substance of all that he knew, and exhibiting it in a clear and forcible...  Monthly Review; Or New Literary Journal - Page 79publié par - 1792Affichage du livre entier - À propos de ce livre
 | 1792 - 684 pages
...thinking, the art of ufiiig his mind; a certain continuaj power of feizing the ufelul fubftancc ot all that he knew, and exhibiting it in a clear and forcible manner; ib that knowledge which we often fee to be no better than lumber in men of dull underftandings, was,... | |
 | James Boswell - 1791 - 608 pages
...fubftance of all that he knew, and exhibiting it in a clear and forcible manner ; fo that knowledge which we often fee to be no better than lumber in men of dull underftanding, was in him true, evident, and actual wifdom. His moral precepts are practical; for .they... | |
 | 1792 - 640 pages
...arttjf thinking, th? art of uling his mind ; a certain continual power of feizing the ufcful fubftance of all that he knew, and exhibiting it in a clear...which we often fee to be no better than lumber in men oí dull undcrilandings, was, in him, true, evident, ,-nd actual wifdom. His moral precepts are practical,... | |
 | James Boswell - 1807 - 532 pages
...of thinking, the art of using his mind ; a certain continual power of seizing the useful substance of all that he knew, and exhibiting it in a clear and forcible manner; so that knowledge, which we often see to be no better than lumber in men of dull understanding, was,... | |
 | James Boswell - 1807 - 562 pages
...thinking, the art of using his mind ; a certain continual '784. power of seizing the useful substance of all that he ^^ knew, and exhibiting it in a clear and forcible manner ; 75. so that knowledge, which we often see to be no better than lumber in men of dull understanding,... | |
 | Robert Anderson - 1815 - 660 pages
...of thinking, the art of using his mind ; a certain continual power of seizing the useful substance of all that he knew, and exhibiting it in a clear and forcible manner ; so that knowledge which we often see to be no better than lumber in men of dull understanding, was... | |
 | James Boswell - 1821 - 380 pages
...of thinking, the art of using his mind ; a certain continual power of seizing the useful substance of all that he knew, and exhibiting it in a clear and forcible manner ; so that knowledge, which we often see to be no better than lumber in men of dull understanding, f... | |
 | James Boswell - 1822 - 506 pages
...of thinking, the art of using his mind ; a certain continual power of seizing the useful substance of all that he knew, and exhibiting it in a clear and forcible manner ; so that knowledge, which we often see to be no better than lumber in men- of dull understanding,... | |
 | James Boswell - 1826 - 444 pages
...of thinking, the art of using his mind ; a certain continual power of seizing the useful substance of all that he knew, and exhibiting it in a clear and forcible manner ; so that knowledge, which we often see to be no better than lumber in men of dull understanding, was... | |
 | James Boswell - 1831 - 570 pages
...of thinking, the art of using his mind ; a certain continual power of seizing the useful substance of all that he knew, and exhibiting it in a clear and forcible manner ; so that knowledge, which we often see to be no better than lumber in men of dull understanding, was... | |
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