 Napoleon, we would observe, that military talent, even of the highest order, is far from holding the first place among intellectual endowments. It is one of the lower forms of genius ; for it is not conversant with the highest and richest objects of thought....  The London Magazine - Pàgina 2371828Visualització completa - Sobre aquest llibre
 | 1828 - 476 pàgines
...from holding the first place among intellectual endowments. It ia one of the lower forms of genius; for it is not conversant with the highest and richest...grant that a mind, which takes in a wide country at aglance, and understands almost hy intuition the positions it affords for a successful campaign, is... | |
 | 1827 - 634 pàgines
...from holding the first place among intellectual endowments. It is one of the lower forms of genius ; for it is not conversant with the highest and richest...greater force ; who supplies by skill, science, and genius, the want of numbers ; who dives into the counsels of his enemy, and who gives unity, energy,... | |
 | 1827 - 560 pàgines
...place among intellectual endowments. It is one of the lower forms of genius; for it is not coversant with the highest and richest objects of thought. We...greater force ; who supplies by skill, science, and genius, the want of numbers ; who dives into the counsels of his enemy, and who gives unity, energy,... | |
 | Francis Jenks, James Walker, Francis William Pitt Greenwood, William Ware - 1827 - 556 pàgines
...place among intellectual endowments. It is one of the lower forms of genius; for it is not coversant with the highest and richest objects of thought. We...wide country at a glance, and understands almost by intuitioa the positions it affords for a successful campaign, is a comprehensive and vigorous one.... | |
 | William Ellery Channing - 1828 - 60 pàgines
...from holding the first place among intellectual endowments. It is one of the lower forms of genius; for it is not conversant with the highest and richest...greater force ; who supplies by skill, science, and genius, the want of numbers; who dives into the councils of his enemy, and who gives unity, energy,... | |
 | 1828 - 592 pàgines
...from hoWing the first place among intellectual endowments. It is one oi the lower forms of genius ; for it is not conversant with the highest and richest...a wide country at a glance, and understands almost hy intuition the positions it affords for a successful campaign, is a comprehensive and vigorous one.... | |
 | Robert Smith - 1829 - 432 pàgines
...from holding the first place among intellectual endowments. It is one of the lower forms of genius; for it is not conversant with the highest and richest...grant that a mind, which takes in a wide country at a glunce, and understands almost by intuition the positions it affords for a successful campaign, is... | |
 | William Ellery Channing - 1830 - 630 pàgines
...from holding the first place among intellectual endowments. It is one of the lower forms of genius ; for it is not conversant with the highest and richest...greater force ; who supplies by skill, science, and invention, the want of numbers ; who dives into the counsels of his enemy, and who gives unity, energy,... | |
 | William Ellery Channing - 1830 - 622 pàgines
...from holding the first place among intellectual endowments. It is one of the lower forms of genius ; for it is not conversant with the highest and richest...greater force ; who supplies by skill, science, and invention, the want of numbers ; who dives into the counsels of his enemy, and who gives unity, energy,... | |
 | 1831 - 670 pàgines
...intellec-- turd endowments. It is one of the lower forms of genius; for it i.= not con-- vcrsant wi*li the highest and ^richest objects of thought. We grant that a mind, which takes in a wide country at a glancp, and understands almost by intuition the positions it affords for a successful campaign, is... | |
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