 | 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... | |
 | 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... | |
 | Robert Anderson - 1815 - 660 pages
...though it certainly would be to the credit of these' Discourses if I could say it with truth, that he contributed even a single sentiment to them ; but...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... | |
 | Alexander Chalmers - 1816 - 538 pages
...credit of these discourses 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...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... | |
 | 1816 - 534 pages
...credit of these discourses 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....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.... | |
 | sir Joshua Reynolds - 1824 - 332 pages
...though it certainly would be to the credit,of these Discourses if I could say it with truth, that he contributed even a single sentiment to them ; but he qualified my mind to think justly." There were others again, who fancied that Burke materially assisted him on these occasions ; but there... | |
 | Allan Cunningham - 1832 - 324 pages
...though it certainly would be to the credit of these Discourses if I could say it with truth, that he contributed even a single sentiment to them; but he...my mind to think justly. No man had, like him, the art of teaching inferior minds the art of thinking. Perhaps other men might have equal knowledge, but... | |
 | William Jerdan - 1834 - 418 pages
...though it certainly would be to the credit of these discourses if I could say it with truth, that he contributed even a single sentiment to them ; but...my mind to think justly. No man had, like him, the art of teaching inferior minds the art of thinking. Perhaps other men might have equal knowledge, but... | |
 | sir Joshua Reynolds - 1835 - 726 pages
...though it certainly would be to the credit of these discourses if I could say it with truth, that he contributed even a single sentiment to them ; but...knowledge, but few were so communicative. His great to suppose,' said he, ' that I was infinitely impatient till I had taken a survey of my own performances... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1840 - 624 pages
...though it certainly would be to the credit of these discourses 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 liad, like him, the faculty of leaching inferior minds the art of thinking. Perhaps other men might... | |
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Whatever merit they have, must be imputed, in a great measure, to the education which I may be said to have had under Dr. Johnson. I do not mean to say, though it certainly would be to the credit of these Discourses, if I could say it with truth, that... 
