 ... the arts, and in most of the branches of physical science, might perhaps have been conjectured. But it could not have been inferred from his usual occupations, and probably is not generally known, that he was curiously learned in many branches of...  The Edinburgh Annual Register - Page 330edited by - 1823Full view - About this book
 | 1842 - 634 pages
...as in many branches of antiquity, metaphysics, medicine, etymology, architecture, music, and Jaw- ; he was well acquainted, too, with most of the modern...languages, and familiar with their most recent literature. The young reader may infer, from the great attainments of Mr. Watt, how much may be accomplished and... | |
 | 1825 - 458 pages
...that he was :uriously learned in many branches of antiquity,- metaphysics, medicine, and etymology, and perfectly at home in all the details of architecture,...with most of the modern languages, and familiar with the most recent literature. Nor was it at all extraordinary to hear the great mechanician and i engineer... | |
 | English essays - 1819 - 800 pages
...that he was curiously learned in many branches of antiquity, metaphysics, medicine, and etymology, and perfectly at home in all the details of architecture,...the metaphysical theories of the German logicians, nr criticising the measures or the matter of the German poetry. " His astonishing memory was aided,... | |
 | Early English newspapers - 1819 - 708 pages
...all the details of architecture, muiic, and law. He was well acquainted too with most of the modem languages, and familiar with their most recent literature. Nor was it at all extraordinary to bear the great mechanician and engineer detailing and expounding, for houn together, the metaphysical... | |
 | 1820 - 450 pages
...that he was curiously learned in many branches of antiquity, metaphysics, medicine, and etymology, and perfectly at home in all the details of architecture,...metaphysical theories of the German logicians, or criticising 4he measures or the matter of German poetry. His astonishing memory was aided, no doubt, in a great... | |
 | 1820 - 496 pages
...that he was curiously learned in many branches of antiquity, metaphysics, medicine, and etymology, and perfectly at home in all the details of architecture,...literature. Nor was it at all extraordinary to hear the mechanician and engineer detailing and expounding for hours together, tbe metaphysical theories of... | |
 | Great Britain - 1820 - 494 pages
...that he was curiously learned in many branches of antiquity, metaphysics, medicine, and etymology, and perfectly at home in all the details of architecture,...acquainted too with most of the modern languages, and fiyniliar with their most recent literature. Nor was it at all extraordinary to hear the great mechanician... | |
 | 1823 - 944 pages
...that he was curiously learned in many branches of antiquity, metaphysics, medicine, and etymology, and perfectly at home in all the details of architecture,...German logicians, or criticising the measures or the mutter of the German poetry. " His astonishing memory was aided, no duubt, in a great measure, by a... | |
 | John Pierpont - Recitations - 1823 - 492 pages
...metaphysicks, medicine, and etymology, and perfectly at home in all the details of architecture, musick, and law. He was well acquainted, too, with most of...logicians, or criticising the measures or the matter of German poetry. In his temper and dispositions lie was not only kind and affectionate, but generous... | |
 | Perry Fairfax Nursey - Industrial arts - 1825 - 508 pages
...well acquainted with many subjects of antiquarian research, metaphysics, medicine, and etymology, arid perfectly at home in all the details of architecture, music, 'and law: He was also familiar with both the literature and languages of modern Europe, and it was not uncommon to hear... | |
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