 | Thomas Morrison (LL.D.) - 1878 - 328 páginas
...subordinate posts, he became President of the United States in the year 1801. He died 4th July, 1826.] His mind was great and powerful, without being of...though not so acute as that of a Newton, Bacon, or Looke ; and as far as he saw, no judgment was ever sounder. It was slow in operation, being little... | |
 | George Rhett Cathcart - 1878 - 446 páginas
...glory of Thomas Jefferson." . ' CHARACTER OF WASHINGTON. His mind was great and powerful, without bcing of the very first order; his penetration strong, though not so acute as that of Newton,* Bacon, f or Locke ; \ and as far as he saw, no judgment was ever sounder. It was slow in operation,... | |
 | 1911 - 458 páginas
...with barren admiration — it is a dispensation of Providence for the good of mankind. — Savage. His mind was great and powerful, without being of the very first order; his penetration strong, tho not so acute as that of a Newton, Bacon, or Locke; and as far as he saw, no judgment was ever sounder.... | |
 | Thomas Morrison (LL.D.) - 1878 - 232 páginas
...subordinate posts, he became President of the United States in the year 1801. He died 4th July, 1826.] His mind was great and powerful, without being of...conclusion. Hence the common remark of his officers, of the advantage he derived from councils of war, where, hearing all suggestions, he selected whatever... | |
 | 1882 - 408 páginas
...and thoroughly, and were I called on to delineate his character, it should be in terms like these: His mind was great and powerful, without being of...not so acute as that of a Newton, Bacon or Locke; as far as he saw, no judgment was ever sounder. It was slow in operation, being little aided by invention... | |
 | Otis Henry Tiffany - 1883 - 954 páginas
...skies, And we mount to the summit round by round. THE CHARACTER OF WASHINGTON. THOMAS JEFFERSON. lS mind was great and powerful without being of the very first order : his penetration strong, and so far as he saw, no judgment was ever sounder. It was slow in operation, but sure in conclusion.... | |
 | Charles H. Evans - 1884 - 234 páginas
...whose own life is also sketched in this volume, thus characterized his illustrious predecessor : — ' His mind was great and powerful, without being of...conclusion. Hence the common remark of his officers of the advantages he derived from councils of war, where, hearing all suggestions, he selected whatever... | |
 | Hundred greatest men - 1885 - 530 páginas
...summons came. Washington died on the 14th of December, 1799. JEFFERSON'S EST1MATE OF WASHINGTON. — " His mind was great and powerful, without being of...though not so acute as that of a Newton, Bacon, or I/3cke ; and, as far ¡v> he saw, no judgment was ever sounder. It was slow in operation, being little... | |
 | Improved illustrated reader - 1885 - 244 páginas
...was a part of his nature. He was fearless of danger, and regardless of consequences to himself. 3. His mind was great and powerful, without being of the very first order, and his judgment sound, though slow in operation, being little aided by invention or imagination, but... | |
 | Frank McAlpine - 1886 - 456 páginas
...intimately and thoroughly: and were I called on to delineate his charater, it would be in terms like these: His mind was great and powerful, without being of...conclusion. Hence the common remark of his officers, of the advantage he derived from councils of war, where, hearing all suggestions, he selected whatever... | |
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His mind was great and powerful, without being of the very first order ; his penetration strong, though not so acute as that of a Newton, Bacon, or Locke ; and as far as he saw, no judgment was ever sounder. It was slow in operation, being little aided... 
