 Queen; in which he very early took delight to read, till by feeling the charms of verse, he became, as he relates, irrecoverably a poet. Such are the accidents which, sometimes remembered, and perhaps sometimes forgotten, produce that particular designation...  The Ponderer: A Series of Essays : Biographical, Literary, Moral, and Critical - Page 56by John Evans - 1812 - 207 pagesFull view - About this book
 | 1820 - 646 pages
...to read, till by feeling the charms of verse, he became, as he relates, irrecoverably a poet. Such are the accidents which, sometimes remembered, and perhaps sometimes forgotten, produce that peculiar designation of mind, and propensity for some certain science or employment, which is commonly... | |
 | Great Britain - 1804 - 716 pages
...delight to read, til, by feeling the charms of verse, he became, as he relates, irrecoverably a poet Such are the accidents, which, sometimes remembered, and...science or employment, which is commonly called Genius. The true Genius is a mind of large general powers, accidentally determined to some particular direction.... | |
 | David Irving - English poetry - 1804 - 524 pages
...he had committed to memory all the historical parts. " Such," to adopt the language of Dr Johnson, " are the accidents which, sometimes remembered, and...science or employment, which is commonly called genius. The true genius is a mind of large general powers, accidentally determined to some particular direction.... | |
 | William Cook - Actors - 1804 - 468 pages
...grasped it as the grand object of its future pursuits. " Such are the accidents (says Dr. Johnson) which sometimes remembered, and perhaps sometimes...science or employment, which is commonly called Genius." • We have a right to draw such a conclusion; as it was this play, in all probability, first inspired... | |
 | Abraham Cowley - English literature - 1806 - 294 pages
...to read, till, by feeling the charms of verse, he became, as he relates, irrecoverably a poet. Such are the accidents, which, sometimes remembered, and...science or employment, which is commonly called Genius. The true Genius is a mind of large general powers, accidentally determined to some particuJar direction.... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - English literature - 1806 - 336 pages
...to read, till, by feeling the charms of verse, he became, as he relates, irrecoverably a poet. Such are the accidents which, sometimes remembered, and...of mind, and propensity for some certain science or employment,-which is commonly called Genius. The true Genius is a mind of large general powers, accidentally... | |
 | Biography - 1806 - 214 pages
...verse, he became, as he relates, irrecoverably a poet. Such, says Dr. Johnson in his Life of Cowley, are the accidents which sometimes remembered, and...particular designation of mind, and propensity for some dertain science or employment, which is commonly called genius. The true genius is a mind'of large... | |
 | Abraham Cowley - 1809 - 296 pages
...to read, till, by feeling the charms of verse, he became, as he relates, irrecoverably a poet. Such are the accidents, which, sometimes remembered, and...designation of mind, and propensity for some certain science of employment, which is commonly called Genius. The true Genius is a mind of large general powers,... | |
 | Richard Lovell Edgeworth - Education - 1809 - 516 pages
...poet. Such are the accidents, which, sometimes remembered, and perhaps sometimes forgotten, pro" duce that particular designation of mind and propensity...or employment, which is commonly " called genius. The true genius is a mind of large genc" ral powers, accidentally determined to some particular " direction."... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1810 - 476 pages
...to read, till by feeling the charms of verse, he became, as he relates, irrecoverably a poet. Such are the accidents which, sometimes remembered, and...science or employment, which is commonly called Genius. The true genius is a mind of large general powers, accidentally deter- . mined to some particular direction.... | |
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