 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 - Side 280av Dugald Stewart - 1814Uten tilgangsbegrensning - Om denne boken
 | Great Britain - 1804 - 716 sider
...desevtsthem in conversation; whom merriment confuses, and objection disconcerts ; whose bash fulness restrains their exertion, and suffers them not to...till the time of speaking is past; or whose attention tc their own character makes them unwilling to utter at hazard what Jhas not been Considered, and cannot... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1804 - 594 sider
...are men whose .powers operate at leisure. and in retirement, and whose intellectual vigour deserts them in conversation; whom merriment confuses, and...bashfulness restrains their exertion, and suffers then* not to speak till the time of speaking is past; or whose attention. to their own character makes... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1805 - 322 sider
...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 exertions, and suffers them not to speak till the time of speaking is past, or whose attention to their... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1806 - 482 sider
...reftrains their exertion, and fuffers them not to fpeak till the time of fpeaking is paft ; or whofe attention to their own character makes them unwilling to utter at hazard what lias not been conlidered, and cannot be recalled. Of Of Dryden's fluggifhnefs in converfation it is... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1810 - 476 sider
...men whose powers operate only at lei-, sure and in retirement, and whose intellectual vigour deserts them in conversation ; whom merriment confuses, and...what has not been considered, and cannot be recalled. Of Of Dryden's sluggishness in conversation it is vain to search or to guess the cause. He certainly... | |
 | Alexander Chalmers - 1810 - 654 sider
...are men whose powers operate only at leisure and in retirement, and whose intellectual vigour deserts H ѝ 1m recalled. Of Dryden's sluggishness in conversation it is vain to search or to guess the cause. He... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1811 - 420 sider
...are men whose powers operate only at leisure and in retirement, and whose intellectual vigour deserts them in conversation ; whom merriment confuses, and...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... | |
 | Johann Lorenz Mosheim - 1811 - 474 sider
...he, whose powers operate only at leisure, and in retirement, and whose intellectual vigour deserts them in conversation ; whom merriment confuses, and...character, makes them unwilling to utter at hazard, what hae .not bee" considered, and cannot be recalled." ALSO, In one neat Svo. vol. OBSERVATIONS ON THE... | |
 | Johann Lorenz Mosheim - 1811 - 464 sider
...operate only at leisure, and in retirement, and whose intellectual vigour deserts them in conversation j whom merriment confuses, and objection disconcerts,...speak, till the time of speaking is past ; or whose attenv tion to their own character, makes them unwilling to utter at hazard, what hao jsot beeu considered,... | |
 | John Dryden - 1811 - 582 sider
...rellrains their exertion, and fuffers them not to fpeak till the time of fpeaking is paft; or whofe attention to their own character makes them unwilling to utter at hazard what has not been coufidered, and cannot be recalled. Of Dryden's fluggifhnefs in converfation it is vain to fearch or... | |
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