 | George Washington Parke Custis - 1860 - عدد الصفحات: 670
...Bacon, or Locke ; and as far as he saw, no judgment was ever sounder. It was slow in operation, bcing little aided by invention or imagination, but sure...councils of war, where hearing all suggestions, he seleeted whatever was best ; and certainly no general ever planned his battles more judiciously. But... | |
 | Evert Augustus Duyckinck - 1866 - عدد الصفحات: 714
...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 from council* of war, where, honring all suggestions, hu »elected whatever wns best; and certainly no general... | |
 | Alexander Charles Ewald - 1868 - عدد الصفحات: 640
...common remark of his officers of the Jan. 7, 1779 Dec. 14, 1799 BIOGBAPHICAIi NOTES. 1736 advantages he derived from councils of war, where, hearing all...judiciously ; but, if deranged during the course of action, if any member of his plan was disarranged by sudden circumstances, he was slow in a readjustment.... | |
 | Alexander Charles Ewald - 1868 - عدد الصفحات: 644
...sounder. Hence the common remark of his officers of the Jun. 7, 1779 Dec. 14, 1799 1736 advantages he derived from councils of war, where, hearing all...judiciously ; but, if deranged during the course of action, if any member of his plan was disarranged by sudden circumstances, he was slow in a readjustment.... | |
 | Edmund Ollier - 1874 - عدد الصفحات: 660
...fellowcountryman, Jefferson, pointed out many years after. His judgment, according to that statesman, "was slow in operation, being little aided by invention...he derived from councils of war, where, hearing all Kuggestions, he selected whatever was best ; and certainly no General ever planned his battles more... | |
 | George Rhett Cathcart - 1876 - عدد الصفحات: 452
...strong, though not so acute as that of Newton,* Baeon,f or Locke ; J and as far as he saw, no judgment was ever sounder. It was slow in operation, being...where, hearing all suggestions, he selected whatever wus best ; and certainly no general ever planned his battles more judiciously. But if deranged during... | |
 | Sir Isaac Pitman - 1877 - عدد الصفحات: 52
...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...but sure in conclusion. Hence the common remark of Ma officers, of the advantage he derived from councils of war, where, hearing all suggestions, he selected... | |
 | William Torrey Harris, Andrew Jackson Rickoff, Mark Bailey - 1878 - عدد الصفحات: 508
...acute as that of a Newton, Bacon, or Locke ; and, as far as he saw, no judgment was ever sounder. 2. It was slow in operation, being little aided by invention...general ever planned his battles more judiciously. 3. But if deranged during the course of the action, if any member of his plan was dislocated by sudden... | |
 | Thomas Morrison (LL.D.) - 1878 - عدد الصفحات: 328
...strong, 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...councils of war, where, hearing all suggestions, he sclented whatever was best ; and certainly no general ever planned his battles more judiciously. But... | |
 | George Rhett Cathcart - 1878 - عدد الصفحات: 446
...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, being...invention or imagination, but sure in conclusion. Heuce the common remark of his officers, of the advantage he derived from councils of war, where, hearing... | |
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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 by... 
