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" His mind was great and powerful, without being of the very first order ; his penetration strong, though not so acute as that of a Newton, Bacon, or Locke ; and as far as he saw, no judgment was ever sounder. It was slow in operation, being little aided... "
The Last Century of Universal History: A Reference Book, Containing an ... - Page 601
by Alexander Charles Ewald - 1868 - 621 pages
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Memoirs, correspondence and private papers of Thomas Jefferson, ed. by T.J ...

Thomas Jefferson - 1829 - 1102 pages
...and thoroughly; and were I called on to delineate his character, it should be in terms like these. His mind was great and powerful, without being of...and as far as he saw, no judgment was ever sounder. It was slow in operation, being little aided by invention or imagination, but sure in conclusion. Hence...
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Memoirs, Correspondence, and Private Papers of Thomas Jefferson: Late ...

Thomas Jefferson - United States - 1829 - 662 pages
...and thoroughly; and were I called on to delineate his character, it should be in terms like these. His mind was great and powerful, without being of...and as far as he saw, no judgment was ever sounder. It was slow in operation, being little aided by invention or imagination, but sure in conclusion. Hence...
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Monthly Review; Or Literary Journal Enlarged

1830 - 658 pages
...latter, sketched by the same hand, cannot but prove, under those circumstances, very interesting. ' His mind was great and powerful, without being of...and as far as he saw, no judgment was ever sounder. It was slow in operation, being little aided by invention or imagination, but sure in conclusion. Hence...
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The Eclectic review. vol. 1-New [8th]

1830 - 592 pages
...addressed to Dr. Walter Jones (Vol. iv. p. 240), which contains the following character of Washington. ' His mind was great and powerful, without being of...Newton, Bacon, or Locke ; and as far as he saw, no judgement was ever sounder. It was slow in operation, being little aided by invention or imagination,...
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Sketches of the Life, Writings, and Opinions of Thomas Jefferson: With ...

B. L. Rayner - History - 1832 - 982 pages
...and thoroughly ; and were I called on to delineate his character, it should be in terms like these. " His mind was great and powerful, without being of...penetration strong, though not so acute as that of a INewton, Bacon, or Locke ; and as far as he saw, no judgment was ever sounder. It was slow in operation,...
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Sketches of the Life, Writings, and Opinions of Thomas Jefferson: With ...

B. L. Rayner - History - 1832 - 568 pages
...without being of the very first order ; his penetration strong, though not so acute as that of a INewton, Bacon, or Locke; and as far as he saw, no judgment was ever sounder. It was slow in operation, being little aided by invention or imagination, but sure in conclusion. Hence...
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The Lives of George Washington and Thomas Jefferson: With a Parallel ...

Stephen Simpson - Presidents - 1833 - 408 pages
...and thoroughly; and were I called on to delineate his character, it should be in terms like these:" "His mind was great and powerful, without being of...and as far as he saw, no judgment was ever sounder. It was slow in operation, being little aided by invention, or imagination, but sure in conclusion....
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Penny Cyclopaedia of the Society for the Diffusion of Useful ..., Volume 27

Encyclopedias and dictionaries - 1843 - 854 pages
...character, and the leader of the party opposed to Washington's general policy. It is as follows : — ' His mind was great and powerful, without being of...and, as far as he saw, no judgment was ever sounder. It was slow in operation, being little aided by invention or imagination, but sure in conclusion. Hence...
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The Life of Thomas Jefferson, Third President of the United States ..., Volume 2

George Tucker - 1837 - 608 pages
...its commendations with caution and moderation, and does not blame at all. It is in these words : " His mind was great and powerful, without being of...and as far as he saw, no judgment was ever sounder. It was slow in operation, being little aided by invention or imagination, but sure in conclusion. Hence...
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The Edinburgh Review: Or Critical Journal, Volume 66

1838 - 556 pages
...his friend and succcesor. He thus has described Washington, and the account is full of interest : ' His mind was great and powerful, without being of...and as far as he saw, no judgment was ever sounder. It was slow in operation, being little aided by invention or imagination, but sure in conclusion. Hence...
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