 It raiseth admiration, as signifying a nimble sagacity of apprehension, a special felicity of invention, a vivacity of spirit, and reach of wit more than vulgar; it seeming to argue a rare quickness of parts, that one can fetch in remote conceits applicable;...  The New England Quarterly Magazine - Síða 491802Heildartexta - Um bókina
 | 1790 - 694 síður
...fpecial felicity of invention, a veracity of fpirit, and reach of wit more than vulgar, it feeming to argue a rare quicknefs of parts, that one can fetch in remote conceits applicable, a notable toll that he can dextroufly accommodate them to the purpofe before him, together with a lively brilknefs... | |
 | James Boswell - 1791 - 608 síður
...fpecial feliciiy of iiv. ention, a vivacity of fpirit, and reach of wit more than vulgar ; it feeming to argue a rare quicknefs of parts, that one can fetch in remote conceits applicable; a notable fkill, that he can dextroufly accommodate them to the purpofe before him ; together with a lively brifknefs... | |
 | William Seward - 1796 - 430 síður
...fpecial ** felicity of invention, a veracity of fpirit and " reach of wit more than vulgar, it feetning to " argue a rare quicknefs of parts, that one can " fetch in remote conceits applicable, a notable " fkill that he can dextroufly accommodate them " to the purpofe before him, together with a lively... | |
 | William Seward - 1796 - 418 síður
...afpecial ** felicity of invention, a veracity of fpirit and u reach of wit more than vulgar, it feeming to " argue a rare quicknefs of parts, that one can " fetch in remote conceits applicable, a notable " fkill that he can dextroufly accommodate them " to the purpofe before him, together with a lively... | |
 | William Seward - 1804 - 492 síður
...fpecial felicity of in«c ventiony a veracity of fpirit and reach of wit "more than vulgar, it feeming to argue a rare " quicknefs of parts, that one can fetch in re" mote conceits applicable, a notable fkill that " he can dextroufly accommodate them to the " purpofe... | |
 | George Burnett - 1807 - 1152 síður
...inx-ention, a vivacity of spirit, and reach of wit more than vulgar. It seemeth to argue-a rare quickness of parts, that one can fetch in remote conceits applicable ; a notable skill, that he can dexterously accommodate them to the purpose before him, together with a. lively... | |
 | George Burnett - 1807 - 556 síður
...invention, a vivacitj of spirit, and reach of wit more than vulgar. It eeemeth to argue a rare quickness of parts, that one can fetch in remote conceits applicable ; a notable skill* that he can dexterously accommodate ^hem to the purpose before him, together with a lively brisk*vOL.... | |
 | Isaac Barrow - 1818 - 584 síður
...fpecial felicity of invention, a vivacity of fpirit, and reach of wit more than vulgar : it feeming to argue a rare quicknefs of parts, that one can fetch in remote conceits applicable ; a notable (kill, that he can dexteroufly accommodate them to the purpofe before him ; together with a lively... | |
 | Isaac Barrow - 1818 - 568 síður
...of invention, a vivacity of. Quint. fpirir, and reach of wit more than vulgar : it feeming toargue a rare quicknefs of parts, that one can fetch in remote conceits applicable ; a notable fkill, that he can dexteroufly accommodate them to the' purpofe before him ; together with a lively... | |
 | William Hazlitt - 1819 - 368 síður
...invention, a vivacity of spirit, and reach of wit more than vulgar: it seeming to argue a rare quickness of parts, that one can fetch in remote conceits applicable ; a notable skill that he can dextrously accommodate them to a purpose before him, together with a lively briskness... | |
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