 | English literature - 1790 - 542 pages
...invention, a veracitj' ef Ipirit, and reach of wit more than vulgar, it iteming to argue a rare quicknefs of parts, that one can fetch in remote conceits applicable, a notable Ikill that te can dexfroufly accommodate them to the purpolb before him, together wkh 2 livrlf brilknefs... | |
 | William Seward - Anecdotes - 1796 - 430 pages
...invention, a veracity of fpirit and " reach of wit more than vulgar, it feeming to « argue a rafe quicknefs of parts, that one can " fetch in remote conceits applicable, a notable «' (kill that he can dextroufly accommodate them " to the purpofe before him, togetherwith a lively... | |
 | William Seward - Anecdotes - 1796 - 418 pages
...invention, a veracity of fpirit and u reach of wit more than vulgar, it feeming to " argue a rare quicknefs of parts, that one can " fetch in remote conceits applicable, a notable " fkill that he can dextroufly accommodate them " to the purpofe before him, together with a lively... | |
 | George Burnett - Authors, English - 1807 - 548 pages
...speci.il felicity of invention, a vivacity •of spirit, and reach of wit more than vulgar. It seemeth to argue a rare quickness of parts, that one •can...to the purpose before him, together with a lively briskVOL. III. EC" ness of humour, not apt to damp those sportful flashes of imagination. Whence in... | |
 | George Burnett - Authors, English - 1813 - 546 pages
...special felicity of invention, a vivacity of spirit, and reach of wit more than vulgar. It seemeth to argue a rare quickness of parts, that one can fetch...to the purpose before him, together with a lively briskVOL. III. EC ness of humour, not apt to damp those so flashes 01 imagination. V-'henrr in AniiO'ie... | |
 | John Mason Good - 1813 - 480 pages
...can dextrously accommodate them to the pur« pose before him ; together with a lively brisktreesof humour, not apt to damp those sportful flashes of imagination, (Whence in Aristotle sut-il persons are termed nJ^ai, dextrous men, and mrpf", men °( facile or versatile manners, who... | |
 | Isaac Barrow - Theology - 1818 - 584 pages
...vivacity of Quint. fpirit, and reach of wit more than vulgar : it feeming to argue a rare quicknefs of parts, that one can fetch in remote conceits applicable; a notable fkill, that he can dexteroufly accommodate them to the purpofe before him; together with a lively brifknefs... | |
 | William Hazlitt - English literature - 1819 - 368 pages
...special felicity of invention, a vivacity of spirit, and reach of wit more than vulgar: it seeming to argue a rare quickness of parts, that one can fetch...remote conceits applicable; a notable skill that he can desirously accommodate them to a purpose before him, together with a lively briskness of humour, not... | |
 | 1821 - 400 pages
...special felicity of invention, a vivacity of spirit, and reach of wit more than vulgar ; it' seeming to argue a rare quickness of parts, that one can fetch...imagination. (Whence, in Aristotle, such persons are termed 1яч&£ш, dexterous men, and еьтроя-о», men of facile or versatile manners, wUo can easily.... | |
 | James Boswell - 1821 - 408 pages
...special felicity of invention, a vivacity of spirit, and reach of wit more than vulgar; it seeming to argue a rare quickness of parts, that one can fetch...conceits applicable; a notable skill, that he can dextrously accommodate them to the purpose before him; together with a lively briskness of humour,... | |
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to argue a rare quickness of parts, that one can fetch in remote conceits applicable ; a notable skill, that he can dexterously accommodate them to the purpose before him]: together with a lively briskness of humour, not apt to damp those sportful flashes... 
