 | Samuel Johnson - 1781 - 494 頁
...produce that particular defignation of mind, and propenfity for fome certain fcience or employment, ment, which is commonly called Genius. The true Genius is...of large general powers, accidentally determined to fqme particular direction. The great Painter of the prefent age had the firft fondnefs for his art... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1781 - 498 頁
...dcfignation of mind, and propenlity for fbme certain lcience or emplqyment, which is commonly called Geniu?. The true Genius is a mind of large general powers, accidentally determined to feme particular direction. The great Painter of the prefent age had the firft fondnefs for his art... | |
 | James Thomson Callender - 1782 - 78 頁
...fom'e certain.fcience or employment, * which is commonly called gepius. The true genius is a minci ' of large general powers, .accidentally determined...direction. The great painter of the prefent age ' had thefiHt fandnefs for his art.jexcited by a perufal of ' rlichardfou's treatife.' This drawling .definition... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1782 - 482 頁
...minds, are never^without fome advantage to knowledge. Life of Sir T. Browne, p. Z67. G. • GENIUS. True genius is a mind of large general powers, accidentally determined to fome particular direction. Life of Cowley. Genius is powerful when inverted with the - of affluence. Men willingly pay to forfortune... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1783 - 478 頁
...that particular defignation of mind, and propenfity for fome certain fcience or employ5 menr, ment, Which is commonly called Genius. The true Genius is...accidentally determined to fome particular direction. Sir Jomua Reynolds, the great Painter of the prefent age, had the firft fondnefs for his art excited... | |
 | Samuel Johnson, John Hawkins - 1787 - 494 頁
...remembered, and perhaps fometimes forgotten, produce that particular defignation of mind, and propenfity for fome certain fcience or employment, which is commonly...accidentally determined to fome. particular direction. Sir Jofhua Reynolds, the great Painter of the prefent age, had the firft fondnefs for his art excited... | |
 | Samuel Johnson, John Hawkins - 1787 - 498 頁
...and perhaps fometimes forgotten, produce that particular defignation of mind, and propenfity for feme certain fcience or employment, which is commonly called...of large general powers, accidentally determined to feme particular direction. Sir Jofhua Reynolds, the great Painter of the prcfent age, had the firft... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1790 - 508 頁
...ibmetimes forgotten, produce that part^.ular defiguation of mind, and propen.fity for fome certain J certain fcience or employment, which is commonly called...accidentally determined to fome particular direction. Sir Jofhua Reynolds, the great Painter of the prefent age, had the firft fondnefs for his art . excited... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1792 - 478 頁
...remembered, and perhaps fometimes forgotten, produce that particular dcfignation of mind, and propenfity for fome certain fcience or employment, which is commonly...accidentally determined to fome particular direction. Sir Jofhua Reynolds, the great Painter of the prefent age, had the firft fondnefs for his art excited... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1795 - 610 頁
...remembered, and perhaps fometimes forgotten, produce that particular defignation of mind, and propenfity for fome certain fcience' or employment, which is...The great painter of the prefent age had the firft iondnefs for his art excited by the perufal of Richardfon's treatife. By his mother's felicitation:... | |
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The true genius is a mind of large general powers, accidentally determined to some particular direction. 
