Whatever merit these Discourses may have, must be imputed in a great measure to the education which I may be said to have had under Dr. Johnson. I do not mean to say, though it certainly would be to the credit of these Discourses if I could say it with... The Critical Review, Or, Annals of Literature - Page 268edited by - 1803Full view - About this book
| Great Britain - 1798 - 932 pages
...of" Ra- to th^mi but he qualified my mind to tub*!, in which he dclcribes him felfas think juüiy. No man had, like him, the faculty of teaching inferior minds the art of thinking. Perhaps other rr.cn might have equal knowledge ; but few were fo communicative. His great in which he dclcribes himfelf... | |
| Sir Joshua Reynolds, Edmond Malone - Art - 1809 - 476 pages
...Johnson. I do. not mean to say, though it certainly would be to the credit of these Discourses, if t could say it with truth, that he contributed even a single sentiment to them ; but he qua->lifted my mind to think justly. No man had, like him, the faculty of teaching inferior minds the... | |
| Biography - 1816 - 534 pages
...credit of these discourses if I could say it with truth, that he contributed even a single s;-ntiment to them: but he qualified my mind to think justly....man had, like him, the faculty of teaching inferior miijds the art of thinking. Perhaps other men might have equal knowledge, but few were so communicative.... | |
| Alexander Chalmers - Biography - 1816 - 538 pages
...Johnson. I do not mean to say, though it certainly would be to the credit of these discourses if I could say it with truth, that he contributed even a single sentiment fo them : but he qualified my mind to think justly. No man had, like him, the faculty of teaching inferior... | |
| James Northcote - Art - 1819 - 388 pages
...Johnson. I do not mean to say, though it certainly would he to the credit of these Discourses, if I could say it with truth, that he contributed even...them ; but he qualified my mind to think justly." A few persons dining at Sir Joshua Reynolds's about this time, of whom I was one, in the course of... | |
| sir Joshua Reynolds - 1824 - 332 pages
...Johnson. I do not mean to say, though it certainly would be to the credit,of these Discourses if I could say it with truth, that he contributed even...them ; but he qualified my mind to think justly." There were others again, who fancied that Burke materially assisted him on these occasions ; but there... | |
| Sir Joshua Reynolds - Art - 1824 - 332 pages
...Johnson. I do not mean to say, though it certainly would be to the credit, of these Discourses if I could say it with truth, that he contributed even a single sentiment to them ; but he qualified mind to think justly." There were others again, who fancied that Burke materially assisted him on these... | |
| Allan Cunningham - 1832 - 324 pages
...Johnson. I do not mean to say, though it certainly would be to the credit of these Discourses if I could say it with truth, that he contributed even...my mind to think justly. No man had, like him, the art of teaching inferior minds the art of thinking. Perhaps other men might have equal knowledge, but... | |
| Samuel Johnson, Arthur Murphy - 1834 - 630 pages
...which I may be said to have had under Dr. Johnson. I do not mean to say, though it certainly would uselessness of universities, the folly of booklearning,...To the ladies, therefore, I flew, as to a refuge fr mina to think justly. No man had, like him, the faculty of teaching inferior minds the art of thinking.... | |
| Samuel Johnson - 1840 - 624 pages
...Johnson. I do not mean to say, though it certainly would be to the credit of these discourses if I could say it with truth, that he contributed even...; but he qualified my mind to think justly. No man liad, like him, the faculty of leaching inferior minds the art of thinking. Perhaps other men might... | |
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