 | 1773 - 438 sidor
...rack of exertion : but rather tightened upon the fubject, and reached the point by the fajbings of his mind, which, like thofe of his eye, were felt, but...there was in this man fomething that could create, fubvert, or reform ; an underftanding, a jpirit, and an eloquence, to fuinrnon mankind to fociety,... | |
 | Baratariana - 1773 - 434 sidor
...of exertion : but rather lightened upon the fubject, and reached the point by the fiajbings of his mind, which, like thofe of his eye, were felt, but...there was in this man fomething that could create, fubvert, or reform ; an underftanding, a fpint, and an eloquence, to fummon mankind to fociety, or... | |
 | John Almon - 1792 - 458 sidor
...rack of exertion; but rather lightened upon the fubject, and reached the point by the flufhings of his mind, which, like thofe of his eye, were felt, but...there was in this man fomething that could create, fubvert, or reform j an underftanding, a fpirit, and an eloquence to fummon mankind to/bciety, or to... | |
 | Vicesimus Knox - 1797 - 516 sidor
...rack of exertion; but rather lightened upon the fubject, and reached the point by the flalhings of the mind, which, like thofe of his eye, were felt, but could not be followed. Upon tile whole, th:re was in this man fomcthing that could create, fubvert, or reform ; an undemanding,... | |
 | 1797 - 610 sidor
...the fubjeft, and reached the point by the flafliings of the mind, which, like thofe of his eye, weie felt, but could not be followed. Upon the whole, there was in this man a fomething that could create, fubvert, or reform; an underftanding, a fpirit, and an eloquence to... | |
 | 1797 - 522 sidor
...rack of exertion; but rather lightened upon the fobjeft, and reached the point by the flamings of the mind, which, like thofe of his eye, were felt, but could not be followed. Upoa the whole, there was in this man fomcthing that eould create, fubvert, or reform ; an understanding,... | |
 | Horace Walpole - 1806 - 540 sidor
...It lightened on the subject, and reached the point by the flashings of the mind ; which like those of his eye, were felt but could not be followed. " Upon the whole, there was in this man something that could create, subvert, or reform ; an understanding, a spirit, and an eloquence, to... | |
 | 1808 - 540 sidor
...rather lightened upon the subject, and reached the point by the flashings of the mind, which, like those of his eye, were felt, but could not be followed. " Upon the whole, there was in this man something that could create, subvert, or reform ; — an understanding, a spirit, and an eloquence... | |
 | John Almon - 1810 - 436 sidor
...rather lightened upon the subject, and reached the point by the flushings of his mind, which, like those of his eye, were felt, but could not be followed. Upon the whole, there was in this man something that could create, subvert, or reform; an understanding, a spirit, and an eloquence to summon... | |
 | John Almon - 1810 - 404 sidor
...lightened upon the subject, and reached <X,the point by the fllkhings of his mind, which, like those of his eye, were felt, but could not be followed. Upon the whole, there was in this man something that could create, subvert, or reform ; an understanding, a spirit, and an eloquence to summon... | |
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Townshend, for ever on the rack of exertion, but rather lightened upon the subject, and reached the point by the flashings of the mind, which, like those of his eye, were felt but could not be followed. Upon the whole, there was in this man something... 
