 The characteristic peculiarity of his intellect was the union of great powers with low prejudices. If we judged of him by the best parts of his mind, we should place him almost as high as he was placed by the idolatry of Boswell ; if by the worst parts...  The Edinburgh Review - Seite 4831857Vollansicht - Über dieses Buch
 | 1839 - 518 Seiten
...Shakspeare's monument, and close to the grave of Mr. Garrick. ' The characteristic peculiarity of Johnson's intellect was the union of great powers with low prejudices....mind, we should place him even below Boswell himself (Edin. Review, vol. liii., p. 27.) Though poverty made him a pensioner and a ministerial partisan,... | |
 | Society for the diffusion of useful knowledge - 1839 - 524 Seiten
...Shakspeare's monument, and close to the grave of Mr. Garrick. ' The characteristic peculiarity of Johnson's intellect was the union of great powers with low prejudices....mind, we should place him even below Boswell himself (Edin. Review, vol. lui., p. 27.) Though poverty made him a pensioner and a ministerial partisan, he... | |
 | 1839 - 1004 Seiten
...Shakspeare's monument, and close to the grave of Mr. Garrick. ' The characteristic peculiarity of Johnson's intellect was the union of great powers with low prejudices....mind, we should place him even below Boswell himself." (Edin. Review, vol. lui., p. 27.) Though poverty made him a pensioner and a ministerial partisan, he... | |
 | 1839 - 1000 Seiten
...Shakspeare's monument, and close to the grave of Mr. Garrick. ' The characteristic peculiarity of Johnson's intellect was the union of great powers with low prejudices....idolatry of Boswell ; if by the worst parts of his mind, wo should place him even below Boswell himself (Edin. Review, vol. liii., p. 27.) Though poverty made... | |
 | 1839 - 518 Seiten
...Shakspeare's monument, and close to the grave of Mr. Garrick. ' The characteristic peculiarity of Johnson's intellect was the union of great powers with low prejudices....as high as he was placed by the idolatry of Boswell ; f by the worst parts of his mind, we should place him even below Boswell himself (Edin. Revieir,... | |
 | Thomas Babington Macaulay Baron Macaulay - 1840 - 516 Seiten
...had never known what it was to live for fourpence half-penny a-day. The characteristic peculiarity of his intellect was the union of great powers with...mind, we should place him even below Boswell himself. Where he was not under the influence of some strange scruple, or some domineering passion, which prevented... | |
 | 1849 - 606 Seiten
...significant to be passed over. " The characteristic peculiarity of his intellect was the union of grout powers with low prejudices. If we judged of him by...mind, we should place him even below Boswell himself. Where he was not under the influence of some strange scruple, or some domineering passion, which prevented... | |
 | Thomas Babington Macaulay Baron Macaulay - 1846 - 782 Seiten
...had never known what it was to live for fourpence half-penny a day. The characteristic peculiarity benefit Where he was not under the influence of some strange scruple, or some domineering passion, which prevented... | |
 | Thomas Babington baron Macaulay - 1846 - 222 Seiten
...events ; but all that could be expected of a plain man was not to laugh. The characteristic peculiarity of his intellect was the union of great powers with...mind, we should place him even below Boswell himself. Where he was not under the influence of some strange scruple, or some domineering passion, which prevented... | |
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