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" It is needless to say that, with those vast resources, his conversation was at all times rich and instructive in no ordinary degree ; but it was, if possible, still more pleasing than wise, and had all the charms of familiarity, with all the substantial... "
The Life of James Watt: With Selections from His Correspondence - Seite 476
von James Patrick Muirhead - 1859 - 580 Seiten
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Stuart's Descriptive History of the Steam Engine

Robert Stuart - 1829 - 372 Seiten
...character in which he will be most frequently recalled, most deeply lamented, or even most highly admired. No man could be more social in his spirit, less assuming...kind and indulgent towards all who approached him ; his talk, though overflowing with information, was full of colloquial spirit and pleasure. He had...
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Historical and Descriptive Anecdotes of Steam-engines: And of Their ..., Band 2

Robert Stuart, Robert Stuart Meikleham - 1829 - 418 Seiten
...in which he will be most freqnently recalled, most deeply lamented, or even most highly admired. " No man could be more social in his spirit, less assuming or fastidious in his mannevs, or more kind and indulgent towards all who approached him. His talk, though overflowing with...
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The Gallery of Portraits: with Memoirs ...

1833 - 504 Seiten
...that with those vast resources, his conversation was at all times rich and instructive in no ordinary degree. But it was, if possible, still more pleasing...kind and indulgent towards all who .approached him. * * * His talk, too, though overflowing with infonnation, had no resemblance to lecturing, or solemn...
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The Analyst: A Quarterly Journal of Science, Literature, Natural ..., Band 4

Edward Mammatt - 1836 - 370 Seiten
...modern languages, and familiar with their most recent lite,rature ; and with all these vast acquisitions of knowledge, no man could be more social in his spirit,...kind and indulgent towards all who approached him. He had in his character the utmost abhorrence of all sorts of forwardness, parade, and pretension ; and...
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Life of James Watt

François Arago - 1839 - 154 Seiten
...that, with those vast resources, his conversation was at all times rich and instructive in no ordinary degree ; but it was, if possible, still more pleasing...him. He rather liked to talk, — at least in his later years ; but though he took a considerable share of the conversation, he rarely suggested the...
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Historical Eloge of James Watt

François Arago - 1839 - 290 Seiten
...that, with those vast resources, his conversation was at all times rich and instructive in no ordinary degree : but it was, if possible, still more pleasing...fastidious in his manners, or more kind and indulgent 'to wards all who approached him. He rather liked to talk, — at least in his latter years ; but though...
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The steam engine familiarly explained and illustrated; with an historical ...

Dionysius Lardner - 1840 - 576 Seiten
...with those vast resources, his conversation " was at all times rich and instructive in no ordinary degree : but it was, ' if possible, still more pleasing than wise; and had all the charms of fa' miliarity with all the substantial treasures of knowledge. No man could ' be more social in his...
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The Steam Engine Explained and Illustrated: With an Account of Its Invention ...

Dionysius Lardner - 1840 - 574 Seiten
...with those vast resources, his conversation " was at all times rich and instructive in no ordinary degree : but it was, " if possible, still more pleasing than wise; and had all the charms of fa" miliarity with all the substantial treasures of knowledge. No man could " be more social in his...
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Gentleman's Magazine and Historical Review

1841 - 846 Seiten
...assistance. With these vast resources his conversation was at all times rich and instructive in no ordinary degree ; but it was, if possible, still more pleasing...rather liked to talk, at least in his latter years ; and though he took a considerable share of the conversation, he rarely suggested the topics on which...
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The Gentleman's Magazine, and Historical Chronicle, for the Year ..., Band 170

1841 - 736 Seiten
...assistance. With these vast resources his conversation was at all times rich and instructive in no ordinary degree ; but it was, if possible, still more pleasing...knowledge. No man could be more social in his spirit, leas assuming or fastidious in his manners, or more kind and indulgent towards all who approached him....
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