 | Baratariana - 1773 - 434 Seiten
...conduct the underftanding through the painful fubtilty of argumentation ; nor was he, like Townfhend, for ever on the rack of exertion : but rather lightened upon the fubject, and reached the point by the fiajbings of his mind, which, like thofe of his eye, were felt,... | |
 | 1784 - 204 Seiten
...the underftauding through the painful '• fubtilty of arguincntatiun ; nor was he like " Townfend for ever on the rack of exertion; •' but rather lightened upon the hibjcct, and " reached the point by the flafhings of hi» " mind, which, like- thofe of his eye, were... | |
 | John Almon - 1792 - 458 Seiten
...conduct the underftanding through the painful fubtilty of argumentation ; nor- was he like Townfhend, for ever on the rack of exertion; but rather lightened upon the fubject, and reached the point by the flufhings of his mind, which, like thofe of his eye, were felt,... | |
 | 1797 - 522 Seiten
...not conduft the underihndmg through the painful fubtihy of argumentation ; nor was he, like Townmend, for ever on the rack of exertion; but rather lightened upon the fobjeft, and reached the point by the flamings of the mind, which, like thofe of his eye, were felt,... | |
 | Vicesimus Knox - 1797 - 516 Seiten
...conduct the underftanding through the painful fübtilty of argumentation ; nor was he, like Towr.ihead, for ever on the rack of exertion; but rather lightened upon the fubject, and reached the point by the flalhings of the mind, which, like thofe of his eye, were felt,... | |
 | 1797 - 610 Seiten
...conduft the underftanding through the painful fubtility of argUr mentation; nor was he, like Townfliend, for ever on the rack of exertion ; but rather lightened upon the fubjeft, and reached the point by the flafliings of the mind, which, like thofe of his eye, weie felt,... | |
 | Horace Walpole - 1806 - 546 Seiten
...• music of the spheres. It lightened on the subject, and reached the point by the flashings of the mind ; which like those of his eye, were felt but could not be followed. " Upon the whole, there was in this man something that could create, subvert, or reform ; an understanding,... | |
 | 1808 - 540 Seiten
...conduct the underStanding through the painful subtilty of argumentation -t nor was he, like TOWNSHEND, for ever on the rack of exertion ; but rather lightened...subject, and reached the point by the flashings of the mind, which, like those of his eye, were felt, but could not be followed. " Upon the whole, there... | |
 | John Almon - 1810 - 436 Seiten
...conduct the understanding through the painful, subtility of argumentation ; nor was he like Townshend*, for ever on the rack of exertion ; but rather lightened upon the subject, and reached the point by the flushings of his mind, which, like those of his eye, were felt, but could not be followed. Upon the... | |
 | John Almon - 1810 - 404 Seiten
...conduct the understanding through the painful subtility of argumentation 5 nor was he like Townshend*, for ever on the rack of exertion ; but rather lightened upon the subject, and reached <X,the point by the fllkhings of his mind, which, like those of his eye, were felt, but could not be... | |
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... not like the torrent of Demosthenes, or the splendid conflagration of Tully, it resembled sometimes the thunder, and sometimes the music of the spheres. 
