 ... the arts, and in most of the branches of physical science, might perhaps have been conjectured. But it could not have been inferred from his usual occupations, and probably is not generally known, that he was curiously learned in many branches of...  The Edinburgh Annual Register - Page 330publié par - 1823Affichage du livre entier - À propos de ce livre
 | 1842
...as in many branches of antiquity, metaphysics, medicine, etymology, architecture, music, and Jaw- ; he was well acquainted, too, with most of the modern...languages, and familiar with their most recent literature. The young reader may infer, from the great attainments of Mr. Watt, how much may be accomplished and... | |
 | 1825
...that he was :uriously learned in many branches of antiquity,- metaphysics, medicine, and etymology, and perfectly at home in all the details of architecture,...with most of the modern languages, and familiar with the most recent literature. Nor was it at all extraordinary to hear the great mechanician and i engineer... | |
 | 1819
...that he was curiously learned in many branches of antiquity, metaphysics, medicine, and etymology, and perfectly at home in all the details of architecture,...the metaphysical theories of the German logicians, nr criticising the measures or the matter of the German poetry. " His astonishing memory was aided,... | |
 | 1819
...all the details of architecture, muiic, and law. He was well acquainted too with most of the modem languages, and familiar with their most recent literature. Nor was it at all extraordinary to bear the great mechanician and engineer detailing and expounding, for houn together, the metaphysical... | |
 | 1820
...that he was curiously learned in many branches of antiquity, metaphysics, medicine, and etymology, and perfectly at home in all the details of architecture,...metaphysical theories of the German logicians, or criticising 4he measures or the matter of German poetry. His astonishing memory was aided, no doubt, in a great... | |
 | 1820
...that he was curiously learned in many branches of antiquity, metaphysics, medicine, and etymology, and perfectly at home in all the details of architecture,...literature. Nor was it at all extraordinary to hear the mechanician and engineer detailing and expounding for hours together, tbe metaphysical theories of... | |
 | 1820
...that he was curiously learned in many branches of antiquity, metaphysics, medicine, and etymology, and perfectly at home in all the details of architecture,...acquainted too with most of the modern languages, and fiyniliar with their most recent literature. Nor was it at all extraordinary to hear the great mechanician... | |
 | 1823
...that he was curiously learned in many branches of antiquity, metaphysics, medicine, and etymology, and perfectly at home in all the details of architecture,...German logicians, or criticising the measures or the mutter of the German poetry. " His astonishing memory was aided, no duubt, in a great measure, by a... | |
 | John Pierpont - 1823 - 480 pages
...metaphysicks, medicine, and etymology, and perfectly at home in all the details of architecture, musick, and law. He was well acquainted, too, with most of...logicians, or criticising the measures or the matter of German poetry. In his temper and dispositions lie was not only kind and affectionate, but generous... | |
 | Perry Fairfax Nursey - 1825
...well acquainted with many subjects of antiquarian research, metaphysics, medicine, and etymology, arid perfectly at home in all the details of architecture, music, 'and law: He was also familiar with both the literature and languages of modern Europe, and it was not uncommon to hear... | |
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