 | Samuel Johnson - 1779 - 358 pages
...forgotten, produce that particular defignation of B 2 mind. mind, and propenfky for. fome certain fcience or employment, which is commonly called Genius. The...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... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1781 - 494 pages
...produce that 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... | |
 | Samuel Johnson, John Hawkins - 1787 - 494 pages
...fometimes forgotten, produce that particular defignation of mind, and propenfity for fome certain fcience or employment, which is commonly called Genius. The...Genius is a mind of large general powers, accidentally determined to fome. particular direction. Sir Jofhua Reynolds, the great Painter of the prefent age,... | |
 | Samuel Johnson, John Hawkins - 1787 - 498 pages
...fometimes forgotten, produce that particular defignation of mind, and propenfity for feme certain fcience or employment, which is commonly called Genius. The...Genius is a mind of large general powers, accidentally determined to feme particular direction. Sir Jofhua Reynolds, the great Painter of the prcfent age,... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1790 - 508 pages
...forgotten, produce that part^.ular defiguation of mind, and propen.fity for fome certain J certain fcience or employment, which is commonly called Genius. The...Genius is a mind of large general powers, accidentally determined to fome particular direction. Sir Jofhua Reynolds, the great Painter of the prefent age,... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1792 - 478 pages
...fometimes forgotten, produce that particular dcfignation of mind, and propenfity for fome certain fcience or employment, which is commonly called Genius. The...Genius is a mind of large general powers, accidentally determined to fome particular direction. Sir Jofhua Reynolds, the great Painter of the prefent age,... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1795 - 610 pages
...fometimes forgotten, produce that particular defignation of mind, and propenfity for fome certain fcience' or employment, which is commonly called Genius. The...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... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1801 - 476 pages
...fometimes forgotten, produce that particular defignation of mind, and propenfity for fome certain fcience or employment, which is commonly called Genius. The...a mind • / of large general powers, accidentally determined to fome particular direction. Sir Jofhua Reynolds, the great Painter of the prefent age,... | |
 | 1820 - 646 pages
...delight to read, till by feeling the charms of verse, he became, as he relates, irrecoverably a poet. Such are the accidents which, sometimes remembered, and perhaps sometimes forgotten, produce that peculiar designation of mind, and propensity for some certain science or employment, which is commonly... | |
 | Great Britain - 1804 - 716 pages
...delight to read, til, by feeling the charms of verse, he became, as he relates, irrecoverably a poet Such are the accidents, which, sometimes remembered,...Genius is a mind of large general powers, accidentally determined to some particular direction. Sir Joshua Reynolds, the great Painter of the present age,... | |
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Queen; in which he very early took delight to read, till by feeling the charms of verse, he became, as he relates, irrecoverably a poet. Such are the accidents which, sometimes remembered, and perhaps sometimes forgotten, produce that particular designation... 
