There are men whose powers operate only at leisure and in retirement, and whose intellectual vigour deserts them in conversation ; whom merriment confuses, and objection disconcerts : whose bashfulness restrains their exertion, and suffers them not to... Elements of the Philosophy of the Human Mind - Page 166by Dugald Stewart - 1821Full view - About this book
| Dugald Stewart - 1814 - 560 pages
...acri. Non euim cogitandun), sed diceudum statim est.." Quinct. Lib. vi. cap. 4. them in conversation : whom merriment confuses, and objection disconcerts...be recalled."* The tendency, however, of scholastic dispntations to cure these defects, it must uot be forgotten, belongs to them only in common with all... | |
| Samuel Johnson - 1816 - 486 pages
...operate only at leisure and in retirement, and whose intellectual vigour deserts them in conversation ; whom merriment confuses, and objection disconcerts...what has not been considered, and cannot be recalled. Tradition, however, has not allowed that his confidence in himself exempted him from jealousy of others.... | |
| William O'Regan - 1817 - 342 pages
...bashfulness restrains their exertions, and suffers them not to speak till the time of speaking be past, and whose attention to their own character makes them...has not been considered, and cannot be recalled." Mr. Curran was the reverse of all this, — seldom silent, never barren ; had he never uttered one... | |
| William O'Regan - 1817 - 346 pages
...restrains their exertions, and suffers them not to speak till the time of speaking be past, and Avhose attention to their own character makes them unwilling...has not been considered, and cannot be recalled." Mr. Curran was the reverse of all this, — seldom silent, never barren ; had he never uttered one... | |
| Samuel Johnson - 1818 - 410 pages
...operate only at leisure and in retirement, and whose intellectual vigour deserts them in conversation ; whom merriment confuses, and objection disconcerts...what has not been considered, and cannot be recalled. Of Dryden's sluggishness in conversation it is vain to search or to guess the cause. He certainly wanted... | |
| Alexander Chalmers - 1819 - 644 pages
...operate only at leisure and in retirement, and whose intellectual vigour deserts them in conversation; whom merriment confuses, and objection disconcerts : whose bashfulness restrains their exertion, and suiters tbera not to speak till the time of speaking is past ; or whose attention to their own character... | |
| Samuel Johnson, Arthur Murphy - 1820 - 476 pages
...operate only at leisure and in retirement, and whose intellectual vigour deserts them in conversation ; whom merriment confuses, and objection disconcerts...what has not been considered, and cannot be recalled. Of Drydcn's sluggishness in conversation it is vain to search or to guess the cause. He certainly wanted... | |
| Samuel Johnson, Arthur Murphy - 1820 - 466 pages
...operate only at leisure and in retirement, and whose intellectual vigour deserts them in conversation ; whom merriment confuses, and objection disconcerts...what has not been considered, and cannot be recalled. Of Dryden's sluggishness in conversation it is vain to search or to guess the cause. He certainly wanted... | |
| Samuel Johnson, Arthur Murphy - 1820 - 470 pages
...operate only at leisure and in retirement, and whose intellectual vigour deserts them in conversation ; whom merriment confuses, and objection disconcerts...suffers them not to speak till the time of speaking ig past ; or whoss attention to their own character makes them unwilling to'utter at hazard what has... | |
| William Driverger - 1820 - 648 pages
...intellectual vigour deserts them in conversation, whom merriment confuses, and objection disconcerts; whote bashfulness restrains their exertion, and suffers them not to speak till the time of speaking is quite past. I could mention now several young ladies who are attended by the best masters, but whose... | |
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