... he became, as he relates, irrecoverably a poet. 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... The Works of Samuel Johnson, LL.D. - Page 148by Samuel Johnson - 1806Full view - About this book
| Samuel Johnson - English poetry - 1779 - 358 pages
...particular defignation of B 2 mind. mind, and propenfky for. fome certain fcience or employment, which is commonly 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 art... | |
| Samuel Johnson - English poetry - 1781 - 494 pages
...particular defignation of mind, and propenfity for fome certain fcience or employment, ment, which is commonly called Genius. The true Genius is a mind...of large general powers, accidentally determined to fqme particular direction. The great Painter of the prefent age had the firft fondnefs for his art... | |
| Samuel Johnson - English poetry - 1781 - 498 pages
...dcfignation of mind, and propenlity for fbme certain lcience or emplqyment, which is commonly called Geniu?. The true Genius is a mind of large general powers, accidentally determined to feme particular direction. The great Painter of the prefent age had the firft fondnefs for his art... | |
| Samuel Johnson - Maxims - 1782 - 482 pages
...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 pages
...produce that particular defignation of mind, and propenfity for fome certain fcience or employment, which is commonly called Genius. The true Genius is a mind...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 - English literature - 1787 - 498 pages
...produce that particular defignation of mind, and propenfity for feme certain fcience or employment, which is commonly called Genius. The true Genius is a mind...of large general powers, accidentally determined to feme particular direction. Sir Jofhua Reynolds, the great Painter of the prcfent age, had the firft... | |
| Samuel Johnson - 1792 - 478 pages
...produce that particular dcfignation of mind, and propenfity for fome certain fcience or employment, which is commonly called Genius. The true Genius is a mind...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 - English poetry - 1795 - 610 pages
...that particular defignation of mind, and propenfity for fome certain fcience' or employment, which is commonly 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 iondnefs for his art... | |
| George Gregory - Philosophy - 1796 - 646 pages
...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... | |
| George Gregory - Natural history - 1798 - 580 pages
...really foreign to each other, or oppofitions of thofe that are united.'WHartley, p. 46. 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 firft fondnefs for his art... | |
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