 No man had, like him, the faculty of teaching inferior minds the art of thinking. Perhaps other men might have equal knowledge; but few were so communicative. His great pleasure was, to talk to those who looked up to him.  The Works of Sir Joshua Reynolds - Page xxxiiby Sir Joshua Reynolds, Edmond Malone - 1809Full view - About this book
 | English literature - 1798 - 752 pages
...even a fingle fentiment to them ; bat he qualified my mind to think juftly. No man had, like him, th< faculty of teaching inferior minds the art of thinking....other men might have equal knowledge; but few were fo communicative. His great pleafure was to talk to thofe who looked up to him. It was here he exhibited... | |
 | Great Britain - 1798 - 932 pages
...of" Ra- to th^mi but he qualified my mind to tub*!, in which he dclcribes him felfas think juüiy. No man had, like him, the faculty of teaching inferior minds the art of thinking. Perhaps other rr.cn might have equal knowledge ; but few were fo communicative. His great in which he dclcribes himfelf... | |
 | English literature - 1803 - 624 pages
...if 1 could say it with truth, that he contributed even a single sentiment to them : but he qualified my mind to think justly. No man had, like him, the...him. It was here he exhibited his wonderful powers. 1* mixed company, and frequently in company that ought to have looked up to him, many, thinking they... | |
 | Nathan Drake - Adventurer - 1810 - 522 pages
...if I could say it with truth, that he contributed even a single sentiment to them; but he qualified my mind to think justly. No man had, like him, the...powers. In mixed company, and frequently in company that might to have looked up to him, many, thinking they had a character for learning to support, considered... | |
 | Nathan Drake - Adventurer (London, England : 1752) - 1810 - 526 pages
...if I could say it with truth, that he contributed even a single sentiment to them; but he qualified my mind to think justly. No man had, like him, the...powers. In mixed company, and frequently in company that wig/it to have looked up to him, many, thinking they had a character for learning to support, considered... | |
 | Robert Anderson - Authors, English - 1815 - 660 pages
...if I could say it with truth, that he contributed even a single sentiment to them ; but he qualified my mind to think justly. No man had like him the faculty...knowledge, but few were so communicative. His great" * OR JOHNSON. 383 pleasure was to talk to those who looked up to him. It was here he exhibited his... | |
 | Biography - 1816 - 536 pages
...if I could say it with truth, that lie contributed even a single sentiment to them: but he qualified my mind to think justly. No man had, like him, the...those who looked up to him. It was here he exhibited hi* wonderful powers. In mixed company, and frequently in company that ought to have looked up to him,... | |
 | Biography - 1816 - 536 pages
...if I could say it with truth, that he contributed even a single sentiment to them: but he qualified my mind to think justly. No man had, like him, the...talk to those who looked up to him. It was here he exhihited his wonderful powers. In mixed company, and frequently in company that ought to have looked... | |
 | Alexander Chalmers - Biography - 1816 - 538 pages
...if I could say it with truth, that he contributed even a single sentiment fo them : but he qualified my mind to think justly. No man had, like him, the...Perhaps other men might have equal knowledge, but tew were so communicative. His great pleasure was to talk- to those who looked up to him. It was here... | |
 | Alexander Chalmers - Biography - 1816 - 534 pages
...if I could say it with truth, that he contributed even a single s;-ntiment to them: but he qualified my mind to think justly. No man had, like him, the faculty of teaching inferior miijds the art of thinking. Perhaps other men might have equal knowledge, but few were so communicative.... | |
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