 | James McCosh - 1880 - 296 trang
...affect and amuse the fancy, stirring in it some wonder, and breeding some delight thereto. It raiseth admiration, as signifying a nimble sagacity of apprehension,...purpose before him ; together with a lively briskness of humor not apt to damp those sportful flashes of imagination." 1 1 Will saty one after reading this... | |
 | Arthur B. Davison - 1880 - 396 trang
...affect and amuse the fancy, stirring in it some wonder, and breeding some delight thereto. It raiseth admiration, as signifying a nimble sagacity of apprehension,...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... | |
 | James Boswell - 1884 - 658 trang
...that which I now beheld, would have been an excellent subject for a picture. It presented to tion, a vivacity of spirit, and reach of wit more than vulgar...briskness of humour, not apt to damp those sportful flashes of imagination. (Whence in Aristotle such persons are termed l1r,tibo1, dexterous men, and... | |
 | James Boswell - 1884 - 626 trang
...that which I now beheld, would have been an excellent subject for a picture. It presented to tion, a vivacity of spirit, and reach of wit more than vulgar;...briskness of humour, not apt to damp those sportful flashes of imagination. (Whence in Aristotle such persons are termed tmdfZ1ot, dexterous men, and (vrpon-o1,... | |
 | Isaac Barrow - 1887 - 200 trang
...affect and amuse the fancy, stirring in it some wonder, and breeding some delight thereto. It raiseth admiration, as signifying a nimble sagacity of apprehension,...briskness of humour, not apt to damp those sportful flashesof imagination. (Whence in Aristotle such persons are termed cin&fiot, dexterous men ; and cvrpoirot,... | |
 | James McCosh - 1887 - 292 trang
...affect and amuse the fancy, stirring in it some wonder, and breeding some delight thereto. It raiseth admiration, as signifying a nimble sagacity of apprehension,...purpose before him ; together with a lively briskness of humor not apt to damp those sportful flashes of imagination." Every one perceives that there is a difference... | |
 | James Boswell - 1887 - 470 trang
...affect and amuse the fancy, stirring in it some wonder, and breeding some delight thereto. It raiseth admiration, as signifying a nimble sagacity of apprehension,...conceits applicable ; a notable skill, that he can dextrously accommodate them to the purpose before him ; together with a lively briskness of humour,... | |
 | James Boswell - 1887 - 466 trang
...affect and amuse the fancy, stirring in it some wonder, and breeding some delight thereto. It raiseth admiration, as signifying a nimble sagacity of apprehension,...conceits applicable ; a notable skill, that he can dextrously accommodate them to the purpose before him ; together with a lively briskness of humour,... | |
 | James Boswell - 1888 - 544 trang
...affect and amuse the fancy, stirring in it some wonder, and breeding some delight thereto. It raiseth admiration, as signifying a nimble sagacity of apprehension,...briskness of humour, not apt to damp those sportful flashes of imagination. (Whence in Aristotle such persons are termed (trrSefror, dexterous men, and... | |
 | James Boswell - 1889 - 540 trang
...amuse the fancy, stirring in it some wonder, and breeding some delight thereto. It raiseth ad miration, as signifying a nimble sagacity of apprehension, a...briskness of humour, not apt to damp those sportful flashes of imagination. (Whence in Aristotle such persons are termed tTr1liZ1o1, dexterous men, and... | |
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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;... 
