 ... 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 by invention or imagination,...  The Life and Times of Thomas Jefferson - Page 348by Samuel Mosheim Smucker - 1857 - 400 pagesFull view - About this book
 | Henry Lee - Literary Criticism - 1832 - 288 pages
...being little aided by invention or imagination, but sure in conclusion. Hence the common remark of his officers. of the advantage he derived from councils of war, where hearing all suggestioas, he selected whatever was best ; and certainly no general ever planned his battles more... | |
 | Encyclopedias and dictionaries - 1843 - 854 pages
...being little aided by invention or imagination, but sure in conclusion. Hence the common remark of his officers, of the advantage he derived from councils...judiciously. But if deranged during the course of action, if any member of his plan was dislocated by sudden circumstances, he was slow in a re-adjustment.... | |
 | James Grahame - United States - 1836 - 486 pages
...being little aided by invention or imagination, but sure in conclusion. Hence the common remark of his officers of the advantage he derived from councils...general ever planned his battles more judiciously. His integrity was the most pure, his justice the most inflexible 1 have ever known. His temper was... | |
 | James Grahame - United States - 1836 - 480 pages
...being little aided by invention or imagination, but sure in conclusion. Hence the common remark of his officers of the advantage he derived from councils...general ever planned his battles more judiciously. His integrity was the most pure, his justice the most inflexible 1 have ever known. His temper was... | |
 | George Tucker - 1837 - 542 pages
...being little aided by invention or imagination, but sure in conclusion. Hence the common remark of his officers, of the advantage he derived from councils...readjustment. The consequence was, that he often failed in the *The high reputation which this gentleman enjoyed as a wit and a scholar, as well as Mr. Jeflerson's... | |
 | 1838 - 556 pages
...being little aided by invention or imagination, but sure in conclusion. Hence the common remark of his officers, of the advantage he derived from councils...readjustment. The consequence was, that he often failed »n the field, and rarely against an enemy in station, as at Boston and York. He was incapable of fear,... | |
 | English literature - 1838 - 564 pages
...being little aided by invention or imagination, but sure in conclusion. Hence the common remark of his officers, of the advantage he derived from councils...of his plan was dislocated by sudden circumstances, ho was slow in a readjustment. The consequence was, that he often failed in the field, and rarely against... | |
 | Henry Lee - United States - 1839 - 292 pages
...being little aided by invention or imagination, but sure in conclusion. Hence the common remark of his officers, of the advantage he derived from councils...But if deranged during the course of the action, if 24 any member of his plan was dislocated by sudden circumstances, he was slow in a re-adjustment. The... | |
 | Theodore Dwight - History - 1839 - 384 pages
...invention or imagination, but sure in conclusion. Hence the common remark of his officers of the advantages he derived from councils of war where, hearing all...more judiciously. But if deranged during the course ofthe action, if any member of his plan was dislocated by sudden circumstances, he was slow in readjustment.... | |
 | Society for the diffusion of useful knowledge - 1843 - 840 pages
...being little aided by invention or imagination, but sure in conclusion. Hence the common remark of his officers, of the advantage he derived from councils...judiciously. But if deranged during the course of action, if any member of his plan was dislocated by sudden circumstances, he was slow in a re-adjustment.... | |
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