 | Henry Stephens Randall - Presidents - 1858 - 760 pages
...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...as far as he saw, no judgment was ever sounder. It waa slow in operation, being little aided by invention or imagination, but sure in conclusion. Ilence... | |
 | Henry Stephens Randall - United States - 1858 - 766 pages
...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 ; ana as far as he saw, no judgment was ever sounder. It was slow in operation, being little aided... | |
 | Henry Stephens Randall - Presidents - 1858 - 758 pages
...delineate his character, it should be in terms like these. Ilis mind was great and powerful, without bekig of the very first order ; his penetration strong, though not so acute as that of a Kcwton, Bacon, or Locke ; ano as far as he saw, no judgment was ever sounder. It was slow in operation,... | |
 | Thomas Jefferson - United States - 1859 - 636 pages
...character, it should be in terms like these. His mind was great and powerful, without being of the verj first order ; his penetration strong, though not so...conclusion. Hence the common remark of his officers, of the advantage he derived from councils of war, where hearing all suggestions, he selected whatever... | |
 | Allen Hayden Weld - English language - 1860 - 136 pages
...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...conclusion. Hence the common remark of his officers of the advantage he derived from councils of war, where, hearing all suggestions, he selected whatever... | |
 | George Washington Parke Custis - Biography & Autobiography - 1860 - 756 pages
...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...conclusion. Hence the common remark of his officers, of the advantage he derived from councils of war, where hearing all suggestions, he selected whatever... | |
 | George Washington Parke Custis - Generals - 1860 - 670 pages
...delineate his charaeter, it should be in terms like these. " His mind was great and powerful, without bcing of the very first order ; his penetration strong,...judgment was ever sounder. It was slow in operation, bcing little aided by invention or imagination, but sure in conclusion. Hence the common remark of... | |
 | Evert Augustus Duyckinck - 1866 - 714 pages
...stro ig, though not so acute as that of a Newton, B:vo.i, or Locke; and as far as he saw, no judgme it was ever sounder. It was slow in operation, being little aided by invention or imngination, but sure in conclusion. Hence the common remark of his officers, of the advantage he derived... | |
 | Alexander Charles Ewald - Battles - 1868 - 640 pages
...estimates of the character and intellect of Washington is that of President Jefferson, who says, " His mind was great and powerful, without being of...and, as far as he saw, no judgment was ever sounder. Hence the common remark of his officers of the Jan. 7, 1779 Dec. 14, 1799 BIOGBAPHICAIi NOTES. 1736... | |
 | Henry Stephens Randall - Presidents - 1868 - 758 pages
...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 the very first order ; hia penetration strong, though not so acute as that of a Newton, Bacon, or Locke ; ano as far as... | |
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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... 
