| Samuel Johnson - 1781 - 494 sivua
...commonly called Genius. The true Genius is a mind of large general powers, accidentally determined to fqme particular direction. The great Painter of the prefent...firft fondnefs for his art excited by the perufal of Richardfonjs treatife. By his mother:' s felicitation he was admitted into Weftminfter-fchool, where... | |
| Samuel Johnson - 1781 - 498 sivua
...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 sivua
...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 sivua
...of great 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 sivua
...and propenfity for fome certain fcience or employ5 menr, ment, Which is commonly called Genius. The true Genius is a mind of large general powers, 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 sivua
...of mind, and propenfity for fome certain fcience or employment, which is commonly called Genius. The true Genius is a mind of large general powers, 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 sivua
...of mind, and propenfity for feme certain fcience or employment, which is commonly called Genius. The true Genius is a mind 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 - 1792 - 478 sivua
...of mind, and propenfity for fome certain fcience or employment, which is commonly called Genius. The true Genius is a mind of large general powers, 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 sivua
...mind, and propenfity for fome certain fcience' or employment, which is commonly called Genius. The true Genius is a mind of large general powers, accidentally...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:... | |
| George Gregory - 1796 - 646 sivua
...produce that particular defignation of mind, and propenfity for fame certain fcience, which is commonly called genius, True genius is a mind of large general...fome particular direction. The great painter of the prcfene age had the firft fondnefs for his art excited by the, perufel of Richardfon's treatjfe *,"... | |
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