 ... to select, from his inexhaustible stores, what might be best adapted to the taste of his present hearers. As to their capacity he gave himself no trouble ; and, indeed, such was his singular talent...  The Steam Engine - Page 116edited by - 1856 - 188 pagesFull view - About this book
 | 1823 - 946 pages
...predilection for one subject of discourse rather than another, hut allowed his mind, like a great cyclopedia, to be opened at any letter his associates might choose to turn up, and only endeavoured to select from his inexhaustible stores what might be best adapted to the taste of his... | |
 | 1819 - 490 pages
...from the mine which they had unconsciously opened. He generally seemed indeed to have no choice or predilection for one subject of discourse rather than...letter his associates might choose to turn up, and only endeavoured to select from his inexhaustible stores what might be best adapted to the taste of his... | |
 | 1819 - 780 pages
...cyclopedia, to be opened at any letter his associates might choose to turn up, and only endeavoured to select from his inexhaustible stores what might...taste of his present hearers. As to their capacity, be gave himself no trouble ; and, indeed, such was bis singular talent for making all things plain,... | |
 | 1819 - 610 pages
...drew from the mine they had unconsciously opened. He generally seemed, indeed, to have no choice or predilection for one subject of discourse rather than another ; but allowed his mind, like a great cyclopoedia, to be opened at any letter his associates might choose to turn up, and only endeavoured... | |
 | 1819 - 708 pages
...from the mine which they had unconsciously opened. He generally seemed, indeed, to have DO choice or predilection for one subject of discourse rather than another, but allowed his mind, like a great cyclopedia, to be opened at any letter his associates might choose to turn up, and only endeavoured... | |
 | 1820 - 450 pages
...from the mine which they had unconsciously opened. He generally seemed, indeed, to have no choice or predilection for one subject of discourse rather than another, but allowed his mind, like a great cyclopedia, to be opened at any letter his associates might choose to turn up, and only endeavoured... | |
 | 1820 - 494 pages
...from the mine which they had unconsciously opened. He generally seemed, indeed, to have no choice or predilection for one subject of discourse rather than another, but allowed his mind, like a great cyclopedia, to be opened at any letter his associates might choose to turn up, and only endeavoured... | |
 | 1820 - 494 pages
...from the mine which they had unconsciously opened. He generally seemed, indeed, to have no choice or predilection for one subject of discourse rather than another, but allowed his mind, like a great cyclopedia, to be opened at any letter his associates might choose to turn up, and only endeavoured... | |
 | 1820 - 496 pages
...from the mine which they had unconsciously opened. He generally seemed, indeed, to have no choice or predilection for one subject of discourse rather than another, but allowed his mind, like a great cyclopedia, to be opened at any letter his associates might choose to turn up, and only endeavoured... | |
 | 1823 - 944 pages
...from the mine which they had unconsciously opened. He generally seemed, indeed, to have no choice of predilection for one subject of discourse rather than another, but allowed his mind, like a great cyclopedia, to be opened at any letter his associates might choose to turn up, and only endeavoured... | |
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