 But to those to whom he more immediately belonged, — who lived in his society, and enjoyed his conversation, it is not, perhaps, the character in which he will be most frequently recalled— most deeply lamented — or even most highly admired. Independently...  The Gentleman's Magazine - Seite 4501819Vollansicht - Über dieses Buch
 | John Epy Lovell - 1866 - 568 Seiten
...""contemporaries, conferred less important benefits on mankind, than the inventor of our present steam-engine. Independently of his great attainments in mechanics,...information, — had read so much, or remembered what he read so accurately and well. That he should have been minutely and extensively skilled in chemistry... | |
 | John Bourne (C. E.) - 1868 - 602 Seiten
...Jeffrey's sketch of the character of AVatt, that we shall here introduce his exquisite delineation : — " Independently of his great attainments in mechanics, Mr. Watt was an extraordinary, and in some respects a wonderful man. Preliminary Discourse. — Lord Jeffrey's Sketch of the Character of... | |
 | Bela Bates Edwards - 1869 - 324 Seiten
...conferred less important benefits on mankind, than the inventor of our present steam-engine. * * * * " Independently of his great attainments in mechanics,...had read so much, or remembered what he had read so accurately and well. He had infinite quickness of apprehension, a prodigious memory, and a certain... | |
 | Chambers W. and R., ltd - 1871 - 270 Seiten
...his character, has happily been performed by one able to do it justice — his friend Lord Jeffrey. ' Independently of his great attainments in mechanics,...had read so much, or remembered what he had read so accurately and well. He had infinite quickness of apprehension, a prodigious memory, and a certain... | |
 | William Chambers, Robert Chambers - 1871 - 530 Seiten
...his character, has happily been performed by one able to do it justice — his friend Lord Jeffrey. ' Independently of his great attainments in mechanics,...had read so much, or remembered what he had read so accurately and well. He had infinite quickness of apprehension, a prodigious memory, and a certain... | |
 | 1871 - 404 Seiten
...magnificently the field of its exertions, but multiplied a thousandfold the amount of its productions. Independently of his great attainments in mechanics,...extraordinary and in many respects a wonderful man. Perhaps no.individual in his ago possessed so much and such varied and exact information, had read so much,... | |
 | Samuel Austin Allibone - 1876 - 836 Seiten
...revered by all generations." — SIR JAMEB MACKINTOSH : Sptech, 1824. •• Perhaps no individual of his age possessed so much and such varied and exact Information, had read so mil'-h. or remembered what he had read so accnratoly and so well." — LORD JEPFRBT: u/ri rupra. "He... | |
 | English literature - 1874 - 274 Seiten
...contemporaries, conferred less important benefits on mankind than the inventor of our present steam engine. Independently of his great attainments in mechanics, Mr. Watt was an extraordinary, in many respects a wonderful, man. Perhaps no one in his age possessed so much and so varied and exact... | |
 | Young people - 1875 - 690 Seiten
...attainments in abstruse sciences, or his acquaintance with general literature. Lord Jeflery says of him : " Perhaps no individual in his age possessed so much...had read so much or remembered what he had read so accurately and well It seemed as if every subject that was casually started in conversation with him... | |
 | Hugues Charles S. Cassal, Théodore Karcher - 1876 - 312 Seiten
...productions. It is to the genius of one man, too, that all this is mainly owing. And certainly no man ever bestowed such a gift on his kind. The blessing is...had read so much, or remembered what he had read so accurately and well. He had infinite quickness of apprehension, a prodigious memory, and a certain... | |
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