 | William Harris Elson, Christine M. Keck, Lura E. Runkel - 1921 - عدد الصفحات: 618
...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...of his officers, of the advantage he derived from 10 councils of war, where, hearing all suggestions, he selected whatever was best; and certainly no... | |
 | Franklin Thomas Baker, Ashley Horace Thorndike - 1920 - عدد الصفحات: 424
...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 ope'ration, being...invention or imagination, but sure in conclusion. Hence 10 the common remark of his officers, of the advantage he derived from councils of war, where, hearing... | |
 | William Harris Elson - 1921 - عدد الصفحات: 520
...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...of his officers, of the advantage he derived from 10 councils of war, where, hearing all suggestions, he selected whatever was best ; and certainly no... | |
 | Maine State Bar Association - 1921 - عدد الصفحات: 406
...recreation." Jefferson's statement respecting Washington was applicable to Nathan Clifford: "His mind was slow in operation, being little aided by invention or imagination, but he was sure in his conclusions." His associates upon the court leaned upon him more and more; and the... | |
 | John Morley - 1923 - عدد الصفحات: 322
...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...the common remark of his officers, of the advantage lie derived from councils of war, where, hearing all suggestions, he selected whatever was best : and... | |
 | Elbert Hubbard - 1923 - عدد الصفحات: 252
...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 imagination or invention, but sure in conclusion «•» Hence the common remark of his officers, of... | |
 | Francis Wrigley Hirst - 1926 - عدد الصفحات: 654
...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...invention or imagination, but sure in conclusion. ... He was incapable of fear, meeting personal dangers with the calmest unconcern. Perhaps the strongest... | |
 | 1888 - عدد الصفحات: 966
...Carlyle's splendid dithyrambs, and it is no waste of time to recall and to transcribe it : — March hearing all suggestions, he selected whatever was best ; and certainly no general ever planned Lis battles m:>re judiciously. But if deranged during the course of the action, if any membtr of his... | |
 | Matthew Spalding, Patrick J. Garrity - 1996 - عدد الصفحات: 244
...penetration 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." Though Washington was no abstract thinker — at least not of the type of Jefferson's favorite political... | |
 | Thomas Jefferson - 1998 - عدد الصفحات: 76
...thoroughly . . . His mind was great and powerful, without being of the first order; . . . no judgment was ever sounder. It was slow in operation, being...by invention or imagination, but sure in conclusion ... He was incapable of fear, meeting personal dangers with the calmest unconcern. Perhaps the strongest... | |
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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... 
