 | William Torrey Harris, Andrew Jackson Rickoff, Mark Bailey - 1879 - 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...he derived from councils of war, where, hearing all sugges tions, he selected whatever was best ; and certainly no general ever planned his battles more... | |
 | Thomas Morrison (LL.D.) - 1878 - عدد الصفحات: 232
...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...general ever planned his battles more judiciously. But it deranged during the course of the, action, if any member of his plan was dislocated by sudden circumstances,... | |
 | Charles H. Evans - 1884 - عدد الصفحات: 234
...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...conclusion. Hence the common remark of his officers of the advantages he derived from councils of war, where, hearing all suggestions, he selected whatever was... | |
 | Hundred greatest men - 1885 - عدد الصفحات: 530
...strong, though not so acute as that of a Newton, Bacon, or I/3cke ; and, as far ¡v> he saw, no judgment was ever sounder. It was slow in operation, being...certainly no general ever planned his battles more judiciouslv. But if deranged during the course of the action, if any member of his plan was dislocated... | |
 | Improved illustrated reader - 1885 - عدد الصفحات: 244
...mind was great and powerful, without being of the very first order, and his judgment sound, though slow in operation, being little aided by invention or imagination, but sure in conclusion. He was not fluent in speech, but what he said was listened to with the more interest as being known... | |
 | 1888 - عدد الصفحات: 892
...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 if deranged during the course of the action, if anv member of his plan was dislocated by sudden circumstances, he was slow in a readjustment. He was... | |
 | Orville T. Bright, James Baldwin - 1889 - عدد الصفحات: 524
...strong, though not 3 so acute as that of a Newton, Bacon, or Locke ;3 and as far as he saw, no judgment was ever sounder. It was slow in operation, being...ever planned his battles more judiciously. But if de- 5 ranged during the course of the action, if any member of his plan was dislocated by sudden circumstances,... | |
 | Francis Henry Underwood - 1889 - عدد الصفحات: 702
...title of The Domestic Life of Jefferson. [From the Letters of Jefferson.] THE CHARACTER OF WASHINGTON. where, hearing all suggestions, he selected whatever...was best ; and certainly no general ever planned his lvm:°« mpre judiciously. ' But if deranged during the course of the acuun, :f any member of his plan... | |
 | Benjamin Perley Poore, O. H. Tiffany - 1885 - عدد الصفحات: 792
...strong, though not so acute as that of Newton, Bacon, 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. He was incapable of fear when once decided, going through with his purpose whatever obstacle might... | |
 | Ainsworth Rand Spofford, Charles Gibbon - 1893 - عدد الصفحات: 518
...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...sure in conclusion. Hence the common remark of his I officers, of the advantage he derived from councils of war, where hearing all sugges; lions, he selected... | |
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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... 
