 | Matthew Pilkington - 1840 - 794 pages
...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 he contributed even...single sentiment to them; but he qualified my mind to thiuk justly. No man had, like him, the faculty of teaching inferior minds the art of thinking. Perhaps... | |
 | Samuel Johnson, Arthur Murphy - 1842 - 620 pages
...to the credit of these discourses it'l could say it witli truth, that he contributed even a simile sentiment to them ; but he qualified my mind to think justly. No man luid, like him, the faculty of teaching inferior minds the art of thinking. Perhaps other men might... | |
 | 1846 - 316 pages
...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 he contributed even...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 - 1853 - 388 pages
...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 he contributed even...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... | |
 | Shearjashub Spooner - 1853 - 336 pages
...I do not mean to say, though it certainly would be to the credit of these Discourses if I could eay it with truth, that he contributed even a single sentiment...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, Allan Cunningham - 1860 - 394 pages
...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 he contributed even...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... | |
 | John Timbs - 1860 - 432 pages
...diverting conjecture from his real assistant :" however, he adds : " I do not mean to say he contributed a single sentiment to them, but he qualified my mind to think justly." Mr. SW Singer then, in No. 320, comes to the rescue ; and refers to a letter among the manuscripts... | |
 | Edmund Edward Antrobus - 1862 - 216 pages
...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 he contributed even a single sentiment to them." In 1773 Sir Joshua Reynolds was elected Mayor of Ms native town, and in the same year had the honour... | |
 | Anonymous - 1866 - 588 pages
...have had under Dr. Johnson. I do not mean to say, though it certainly would be to their credit if I could say it with truth, that he contributed even...faculty of teaching inferior minds the art of thinking. The observations which he made on poetry, on life, and on everything about us, I applied to our art.'... | |
 | 1866 - 586 pages
...have had under Dr. Johnson. I do not mean to say, though it certainly would be to their credit if I could say it with truth, that he contributed even...faculty of teaching inferior minds the art of thinking. The observations which he made on poetry, on life, and on everything about us, I applied to our art.'... | |
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Whatever merit these Discourses may 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... 
