 | Samuel Johnson - 1779 - 358 pàgines
...forgotten, produce that particular defignation of B 2 mind. mind, and propenfky for. fome certain fcience or employment, which is commonly called Genius. The...of large general powers, accidentally determined to fome particular direction. The great painter of the prefent age had the firft fondnefs for his art... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1779 - 336 pàgines
...of B 2 mind, I mmdi and propenfity for fome certain ' fcience or employment, which is e§nvi monly called Genius. The true Genius is a mind of large general powers, Accidentally determined to fome particular direction; The great painter of | the prefent age had the firft fondnefs ; -for his... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1782 - 482 pàgines
...minds, are never^without fome advantage to knowledge. Life of Sir T. Browne, p. Z67. G. • GENIUS. True genius is a mind of large general powers, accidentally determined to fome particular direction. Life of Cowley. Genius is powerful when inverted with the - of affluence.... | |
 | Samuel Johnson, John Hawkins - 1787 - 494 pàgines
...fometimes forgotten, produce that particular defignation of mind, and propenfity for forne certain fcience or employment, which is commonly called Genius. The...of large general powers, accidentally determined to fome particular direction. Sir Jofhua Reynolds, the great Painter of the prefent age, had the firft... | |
 | Samuel Johnson, John Hawkins - 1787 - 494 pàgines
...fometimes forgotten, produce that particular defignation of mind, and propenfity for fome certain fcience or employment, which is commonly called Genius. The...of large general powers, accidentally determined to fome. particular direction. Sir Jofhua Reynolds, the great Painter of the prefent age, had the firft... | |
 | Samuel Johnson, John Hawkins - 1787 - 498 pàgines
...defignation of mind, and propenfity for fome Certain fcience or employment, which is commonly called Geniift. The true Genius is a mind of large general powers, accidentally determined to fome particular dire&ion. Sir Jofhua Reynolds, the great Painter of the prefent age, had the firft... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1787 - 390 pàgines
...melted down together to the forms and offices that chance allots them. GENIUS. Falfe Alarm, p. 59. True genius is a mind of large general powers* accidentally determined to fome particular direction. Life of Cowley. Genius is powerful when invefted with the glitter of affluence.... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1792 - 478 pàgines
...fometimes forgotten, produce that particular dcfignation of mind, and propenfity for fome certain fcience or employment, which is commonly called Genius. The...of large general powers, accidentally determined to fome particular direction. Sir Jofhua Reynolds, the great Painter of the prefent age, had the firft... | |
 | George Gregory - 1796 - 646 pàgines
...particular defignation of mind, and propenfity for fame certain fcience, which is commonly called genius, True genius is a mind of large general powers, accidentally determined to fome particular direction. The great painter of the prcfene age had the firft fondnefs for his art... | |
 | 1797 - 626 pàgines
...particular defignation of mind, and propenfity for fome certain fcience, which is commonly called genius. True genius is a mind of large general powers, accidentally determined to fome particular direction. The great painter of the prefent age had the fir it fonchiefs for his art... | |
| |
Such are the accidents which, sometimes remembered, and perhaps sometimes forgotten, produce that particular designation of mind, and propensity for some certain science or employment, which is commonly called genius. The true genius is a mind of large... 
