 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 - Page 4501819Full view - About this book
 | John Mackintosh - Scotland - 1896 - 532 pages
...generations. 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... | |
 | Charles William Colby - Great Britain - 1899 - 378 pages
...generations. 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... | |
 | Charles William Colby - Great Britain - 1899 - 398 pages
...generations. 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... | |
 | Samuel Austin Allibone - American literature - 1899 - 836 pages
...revered by all generations." — SIR JAMBS MACKINTOSH : SpfK/i, 1824. " Perhaps no individual of hi« age possessed so much and such varied and exact information, had read so much, or remenilM»red what he had read so accurately and so well."— Lni» JEFFREY: ttW Jtupra. "He it was... | |
 | David Josiah Brewer, Edward Archibald Allen, William Schuyler - American essays - 1900 - 454 pages
...cotemporanes, conferred less important benefits on mankind than the inventor of our present steam engine. This will be the fame of Watt with future generations....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... | |
 | Andrew Carnegie - Engineers - 1905 - 272 pages
...numerous contributory proofs are given by others of Watt's personal characteristics. Says 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... | |
 | Richard Garnett - Readers - 1905 - 494 pages
...enjoyed his conversation it is not, perhaps, the character in which he will be most frequently recalled. Independently of his great attainments in mechanics,...his age possessed so much and such varied and exact information—had read so much, or remembered what he had read so accurately and well. He had infinite... | |
 | Andrew Carnegie - 1905 - 260 pages
...numerous contributory proofs are given by others of Watt's personal characteristics. Says Lord Jeffrey: Independently of his great attainments in mechanics,...his age possessed so much and such varied and exact information—had read so much, or remembered what he had read so accurately and well. He had infinite... | |
 | James Harvey Robinson, Charles Austin Beard - Europe - 1909 - 574 pages
..."country. But to those to remarkable whom he more immediately belonged, who lived in his society {acuities and enjoyed his conversation, it is not, perhaps,...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... | |
 | Henry Smith Williams - Science - 1910 - 402 pages
...man himself. Let us quote, then, from some records written by men who were of the same generation. " Independently of his great attainments in mechanics,...Perhaps no individual in his age possessed so much, or remembered what he had read so accurately and well. He had infinite quickness of apprehension, a... | |
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