 His mind was great and powerful without being of the very first order; his penetration strong, though not so acute as that of a Newton, Bacon, or Locke; and as far as he saw, no judgment was ever sounder. It was slow in operation, being little aided by...  The Eclectic review. vol. 1-New [8th] - Pàgina 1471830Visualització completa - Sobre aquest llibre
 | Charles Cooper King - 1894 - 306 pàgines
...Howe's loss amounted to about 500 men only. His old waiting game was better, " for his intelligence was slow in operation, being little aided by invention or imagination, but sure in conclusion." * He was quick in seeing the errors in the enemy's broad general dispositions, deliberate in recognising... | |
 | Paul Leicester Ford - 1896 - 378 pàgines
...strong, though not so acute as that of a Newton, Bacon, or Locke ; and as far as he saw, no judgment was ever sounder. It was slow in operation, being...invention or imagination, but sure in conclusion." IV RELATIONS WITH THE FAIR SEX THE book from which Washington derived almost the whole of his education... | |
 | Paul Leicester Ford - 1896 - 376 pàgines
...strong, though not so acute as that of a Newton, Bacon, or Locke ; and as far as he saw, no judgment was ever sounder. It was slow in operation, being...invention or imagination, but sure in conclusion." IV RELATIONS WITH THE FAIR SEX THE book from which Washington derived almost the whole of his education... | |
 | John Clark Ridpath - 1898 - 548 pàgines
...strong, though not so acute as that of a Newton, Bacon, or Locke ; and, as far as he saw, no judgment was ever sounder. It was slow in operation, being...planned his battles more judiciously. But if deranged in the course of the action — if any member of his plan was dislocated by sudden circumstances, he... | |
 | John Clark Ridpath - 1899 - 546 pàgines
...strong, though not so acute as that of a Newton, Bacon, or Locke ; and, as far as he saw, no judgment was ever sounder. It was slow in operation, being...planned his battles more judiciously. But if deranged in the course of the action — if any member of his plan was dislocated by sudden circumstances, he... | |
 | 1899 - 408 pàgines
...strong, though not so acute as that of a Newton, Bacon, or Locke ; and, as far as he saw, no judgment was ever sounder. It was slow in operation, being...general ever planned his battles more judiciously. circumstances, he was slow in readjustment. The consequence was that he often failed in the field,... | |
 | 1899 - 434 pàgines
...strong, though not so acute as that of a, Newton, Bacon, or Locke; and, as far as he saw, no judgment was ever sounder. It was slow in operation, being...general ever planned his battles more judiciously. circumstances, he was slow in readjustment. The consequence was that he often failed in the field,... | |
 | Samuel Eagle Forman - 1900 - 494 pàgines
...strong, though not so acute as that of a Newton, Bacon, or Locke; and as far as he saw, no judgmerit was ever sounder. It was slow in operation, being...whatever was best; and certainly no General ever planned the battles more judiciously. But if deranged during the course of action, if any member of his plan... | |
 | Thomas Jefferson - 1900 - 498 pàgines
...strong, though not so acute as that of a Newton, Bacon, or Locke; and as far as he saw, no judgment was ever sounder. It was slow in operation, being...whatever was best; and certainly no General ever planned the battles more judiciously. But if deranged during the course of action, if any member of his plan... | |
 | 1902 - 424 pàgines
...strong, though not so acute as that of a Newton, Bacon, or Locke; and as far as he saw, no judgment was ever sounder. It was slow in operation, being...judiciously. But if deranged during the course of action, if any member of his plan was dislocated by sudden circumstances, he was slow in readjustment.... | |
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