 | Samuel Johnson - 1779 - 358 pages
...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 - 1781 - 498 pages
...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 - 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.... | |
 | James Boswell - 1786 - 552 pages
...differently ; he may, by accident, see the success of one kind of study, and take a desire to excel in it. I am persuaded that, had Sir Isaac Newton applied to poetry, he would have made a very fine epick poem. I could as easily apply to law as to tragick poetry.' BOSWELL. 'Yet, Sir, you did apply... | |
 | Samuel Johnson, John Hawkins - 1787 - 498 pages
...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, John Hawkins - 1787 - 494 pages
...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 - 1792 - 478 pages
...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 - 1795 - 610 pages
...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 - 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 - 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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The true genius is a mind of large general powers, accidentally determined to some particular direction. 
