 | English literature - 1787 - 690 pages
...art id, he has exhibited as great a proof of mechanical genius as the world has ever produced. He hit not indeed made a world ; but he has by imitation...than any man who has lived from the creation to this day. * As in philofophy and war, fo in government, in oratory, in painting, in the pl.ifT.ic art, we... | |
 | English literature - 1787 - 546 pages
...exhibited as great a proof of mechanical genius as the world has ever produced. He has not indeed nude a world ; but he has by imitation approached nearer its Maker than any mail win i rus lived from the creation to this day ' . As in philofophy and war, fu in gevernnient,... | |
 | William Winterbotham - History - 1795 - 626 pages
...artift, he has exhibited as great j.roofs of mechanicaj genius as the world has ever produced.—He has not indeed made a world; but he has, by imitation,...than any man who has lived from the creation to this day. Ab in philofophy and war, fo in government, in oratory, in painting, ia the plaftic art, we might... | |
 | William Winterbotham - America - 1796 - 644 pages
...he has exhibited as great proofs of mechanical genius as the world has ever produced. — He has not not indeed made a world ; but he has, by imitation, approached nearer its Maker than any man man who has lived from the creation to this day. As in philofophy and war, fo in government, jn oratory,... | |
 | William Winterbotham - America - 1799 - 616 pages
...firft, becaufe he is felf-taught. As an artift, he has exhibited as great proofs of mechanical genius as the world has ever produced. — He has not indeed...than any man who has lived from the creation to this day. As in philofophy and war, fo in government, in oratory, in painting, in the plaftic art, we might... | |
 | Thomas Jefferson - Virginia - 1801 - 402 pages
...firft, becaufe he is felf-taught. As an artift he has exhibited as great a proof of mechanical genius as the world has ever produced« He has not indeed...nearer its Maker than any man who has lived from, the сгеайод to this day.* As in philofophy and war, fo in government, in oratory, in painting, in... | |
 | Thomas Jefferson - Indians of North America - 1803 - 388 pages
...as great a proof of mechanical genius as the • world has ever produced. He has not Inaeied ntede a world ; but he has by imitation .Approached nearer its Maker than any man * Hss the woild as yet produced more than two pocfs, acknowledged to be fuch by all nations? An Englishman,... | |
 | William Winterbotham - United States - 1819 - 606 pages
...has ever produced. — He has no.t indfed made a world ; but he has, by imitation, approached nearei its Maker than any man who has lived from the creation to this day. As in philofophy and war, fo in government, in oiatnry, in painting, in the plaftic art, we might... | |
 | Frederick Butler - United States - 1821 - 474 pages
...As an artist, he has exhibited as great a proof of mechanical genius, as the world overproduced. • He has not indeed made a world ; but he has by imitation,...than any man who has lived, from the creation to this day.* As in philosophy and war, so in government, in oratory, in painting, in the plastic art, we might... | |
 | English literature - 1787 - 564 pages
...world h.TS ever produced. He has not inJeeJ made a world ; but he lias hy i :.ic. ti.ni appioacned nearer its Maker than any man who has lived from the creation to this day *. As in ph.lofoj'hy and uvi1, fo in gevcinment, in oratory, in painting, in the plalt:c art, we... | |
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We have supposed Mr. Rittenhouse second to no astronomer living: that in genius he must be the first, because he is self-taught. As an artist he has exhibited as great a proof of mechanical genius as the world has ever produced. He has not indeed made... 
