 So that the matter of fact is, that a classical scholar of twenty-three or twenty-four years of age, is a man principally conversant with works of imagination. His feelings are quick, his fancy lively, and his taste good. Talents for speculation and original...  The Edinburgh Review: Or Critical Journal - Page 371810Full view - About this book
 | Enos Bronson - 1810 - 456 pages
...society advances, men think more accurately and deeply, and imagine more tamely. Works of reasoning advance, and works of fancy decay. So that the matter...conversant with -works of imagination. His feelings arc quick, his fancy lively, and his taste good. Talents. for speculation and original inquiry he has... | |
 | Maurice Cross - 1835 - 520 pages
...accurately and deeply, and imaging more tamely ; works of reasoning advance, and works of fancy decay. $° that the matter of fact is, that a classical scholar...twentyfour years of age is a man principally conversant wilh works of imagination. His feelings are quick, his fancy lively, and his taste good. Talents for... | |
 | Sydney Smith - 1844 - 348 pages
...society advances, men think more accurately and deeply, and imagine more tamely ; works of reasoning advance, and works of fancy decay. So that the matter...imagination. His feelings are quick, his fancy lively, anil his taste good. Talents for speculation and original inquiry he has none ; nor has he formed the... | |
 | Sydney Smith - 1844 - 348 pages
...society advances, men think raore accurately and deeply, and imagine more tamely ; works of reasoning advance, and works of fancy decay. So that the matter...conversant with works of imagination. His feelings ere quick . his fancy lively, and his taste good. Talents for speculation and original inquiry he has... | |
 | Sydney Smith - 1848 - 526 pages
...society advances, men think more accurately and deeply, and imagine more tamely ; works of reasoning advance, and works of fancy decay. So that the matter of fact is, that a classical scholar of twenty- three or twenty-four years of age is a man principally conversant with works of imagination.... | |
 | Sydney Smith - 1850 - 736 pages
...society advances, men think more accurately and deeply, and imagine more tamely; works of reasoning advance, and works of fancy decay. So that the matter...principally conversant with works of imagination. Ilia feelings are quick, his fancy lively, and his taste good. Talents for speculation and original... | |
 | Sydney Smith - 1852 - 246 pages
...society advances, men think more accurately and deeply and imagine more tamely — works of reasoning advance, and works of fancy decay. So that the matter...His feelings are quick, his fancy lively, and his tuste good. Talents for speculation and original inquiry he has none ; nor has he formed the invaluable... | |
 | 1852 - 498 pages
...society advances, men think more accurately and deeply, and imagine more tamely; works of reasoning advance, and works of fancy decay. So that the matter...years of age, is a man principally conversant with the works of imagination. His feelings are quick, his fancy lively, and his taste good. Talents for... | |
 | Rev. Sidney Smith - 1854 - 296 pages
...society advances, men think more accurately and deeply, and imagine more tamely; works of reasoning advance, and works of fancy decay. So that the matter of fact is, that a classical scholar of VOL. I. D twenty-three or twenty-four years of age is a man principally conversant with works of imagination.... | |
 | Sydney Smith - 1856 - 502 pages
...society advances, men think more accurately and deeply, and imagine more tamely ; works of reasoning advance, and works of fancy decay. So that the matter...scholar of twenty-three or twenty-four years of age, is u man principally conversant with works of imagination. His feelings are quick, his fancy lively, and... | |
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