 Independently of his great attainments in mechanics, Mr. Watt was an extraordinary, and in many respects a wonderful man. Perhaps no individual in his age possessed so much and such varied and exact information, had read so much, or remembered what he...  The Edinburgh Annual Register - Page 329publié par - 1823Affichage du livre entier - À propos de ce livre
 | Walter Scott - 1823
...mechanics, Mr Watt wag an ex. traordinary, and in many respects^ wonderful man. Perhaps no individual in his age possessed so much and such varied and exact information,—...remembered what he had read so accurately and so well. lie had infinite quickness of apprehension, a prodigious memory, and a certain rectifying and methodising... | |
 | 1819
...mechanics, Mr. Watt was an extraordinary, and in many respects a wonderful man. Perhaps no individual in his age possessed so much and such varied and exact information,...a prodigious memory, and a certain rectifying and methodizing power of understanding, which extracted something precious out of all that was presented... | |
 | 1825
...mechanics, Mr. Watt was an extraordinary, and in many respects a wonderful man. Perhaps no individual in his age possessed so much and such varied and exact information,...much, or remembered what he had read so accurately and well. He had infinite quickness of apprehension, a prodigious memory, and a certain rectifying and... | |
 | 1819
...mechanics, Mr. Watt was an extraordinary, and in many respects a wonderful man. Perhaps no individual in his age possessed so much and such varied and exact information,...had read so much, or remembered what he had read so ac curately and so well. He had infinite quickness of apprehension, a prodigious memory, and a certain... | |
 | 1819
...Mr. Wait was an extraordinary, and in many respects a wonderful man. Perhap« no individual in his age possessed so much and such varied and exact information, — had read so much, or remembered what be had read so ac cujatdy and so well. He had infinite quickness of apprehension, a prodigious memory,... | |
 | 1819
...in many respects a wonderful man. Perhaps no individual in his age possessed so much and such varitd and exact information, — had read so much, or remembered what he had read so accurately and well. He had infinite quickness of apprehension, a prodigious memory, and a certain rectifying and... | |
 | 1819
...mechanics, Mr. Watt was an extraordinary, and in many respects a wonderful man. Perhaps no individual in his age possessed so much and such varied and exact information, — had read 10 much, or remembered what he had read so ac curately and $o well. He had infinite quickness of apprehension,... | |
 | 1820
...possessed so much and -".id varied and exact information, — had read BO much, or remembered what he bad read so accurately and so well. He had infinite quickness...of apprehension, a prodigious memory, and a certain rectilying and methodising power of understanding, which extracted something precious out of all that... | |
 | John Pierpont - 1823 - 480 pages
...mechanicks, Mr. Watt was an extraordinary, and in many respects a wonderful man. Perhaps no individual in his age possessed so much and such varied and exact information...much, or remembered what he had read so accurately and well. He had infinite quickness of apprehension, a prodigious memory, and a certain rectifying and... | |
 | Perry Fairfax Nursey - 1825
...Perhaps," says one who knew him well, " no individual of his age possessed so much and such varied information— 'had read so much or remembered what he had read so accurately and well. He ' had great quickness of apprehension, and could extract something precious out of every thing... | |
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