 Columbus was a man of great and inventive genius. The operations of his mind, were energetic but irregular ; bursting forth at times with that irresistible force which characterizes intellects of such an order. His mind had grasped all kinds of knowledge...  New Monthly Magazine, and Universal Register - Page 293edited by - 1828Full view - About this book
 | 1828 - 496 pages
...illustrative of the personal character of Columbus, as well as more immediately originating with Mr. Irving's pen, induces us to pass almost in silence over these,...Columbus was a man of great and inventive genius. The operarions of his miud were energetic, but irregular ; bursting forlh at lima with that irresistible... | |
 | Washington Irving - America - 1828 - 534 pages
...their noblest actions are sometimes struck forth by the collision of their virtues and their foibles. Columbus was a man of great and inventive genius....operations of his mind were energetic, but irregular; bursting'forth at times with that irresistible force which characterises intellects of such an order.... | |
 | Washington Irving - Biography & Autobiography - 1829 - 346 pages
...Antigua, in Valladolid. Hi« CHAPTER XLIV. •• • i Observations on the character of Columbus. COLUMBUS was a man of great and inventive genius. The operations of his mind were energetic, but irregu lar; bursting forth, at times, with that irresistible force which characterizes intellects of... | |
 | Caleb Cushing - Spain - 1833 - 326 pages
...in ewigem Bunde, Was der eine verspricht, leistet die andre gewiss. SCHILLER'S GEDICHTE. VOL. i. 22* Columbus was a man of great and inventive genius....operations of his mind were energetic but irregular ; sallying forth at times with that irresistible force which characterizes intellects of this order.... | |
 | Washington Irving - America - 1835 - 376 pages
...their noblest actions are sometimes struck forth by the collision of their virtues and then- vices. Columbus was a man of great and inventive genius....forth at times with that irresistible force which characterizes intellects of such an order. His mind had grasped all kinds of knowledge connected with... | |
 | Washington Irving - America - 1841 - 382 pages
...their noblest actions are sometimes struck forth by the collision of their virtues and their vices. Columbus was a man of great and inventive genius....mind, were energetic but irregular ; bursting forth aUtimes with that irresistible force which characterizes intellects of such an order. His mind had... | |
 | Samuel Maunder - 1844 - 544 pages
...letter-writing ? LESSON CCLXXIX. — OCTOBER THE SIXTH. The Character of Columbus, by Washington Irving. COLUMBUS was a man of great and inventive genius....forth at times with that irresistible force which characterizes intellects of such an order. His mind had grasped all kinds of knowledge connected with... | |
 | Samuel Griswold Goodrich - America - 1844 - 332 pages
...a man's name so celebrated. In our concluding remarks, we shall copy the language of Mr. Irving. " Columbus was a man of great and inventive genius....operations of his mind were energetic but irregular ; sallying forth at times with that irresistible force which characterizes intellects of this order.... | |
 | Conway Robinson, Virginia Historical Society - America - 1848 - 590 pages
...This chapter cannot be better concluded than with the following beautiful tribute from Mr. Irving :f " Columbus was a man of great and inventive genius....forth at times with that irresistible force which characterizes intellects of such an order. His mind had grasped all kinds of knowledge connected with... | |
 | Ludwig Herrig - American literature - 1854 - 580 pages
...kingdom of Portugal; and such was now for Spain the illustrioiis Isabella. ON THE CHARACTER OF COLUMBUS. COLUMBUS was a man of great and inventive genius. The operations of his mind were energetic, but irregulär; bursting forth, at times, with that irresistible force which characterizes intellects of... | |
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