 | Henry Fielding - 1749 - 348 pages
...which, no Study, fays Horace, can avail us; By Genius I would und'erftand that Power, or rather thofe Powers of the Mind, which are capable ,of penetrating...all Things within our Reach and Knowledge, -and of diftinguifhing their eflential differences. Thefe are no other than Invention, and Judgment ; and they... | |
 | Henry Fielding - 1766 - 416 pages
...•'which, no ftudy, fays Horace, tan avaH ns; By-genius I would imdefftand that -power, or rather thofe powers of the mind, which are capable of penetrating...all things within our reach and knowledge, and of diftinguifhirtg their eflential differences. Thefe are no other than invention -arid judgment; and... | |
 | Henry Fielding - 1771 - 424 pages
...which, BO ftudy, fays Horace, can avail us. By genius I would underftand that power, or rather thofe powers of the mind, which are capable of penetrating...all things within our reach and knowledge, and of diftinguifhing their eflential differences. Thefe are no other than invention and judgment ; and they... | |
 | Henry Fielding - English fiction - 1775 - 372 pages
...which, no ftudy, fays Horace, can avail us. By genins I would underlland that power, or rather thofe powers of the mind, which are capable of penetrating...all things within our reach. and knowledge, and of diftinguilhing their <fr fentinl differences. Thefe are no other than invention and judgment ; and... | |
 | 1781 - 778 pages
...Hoi-are, can avail us. By genius, I would ur^ d..i(t им! íha,t power, or rather thofe powqrs pf the mind^ which are capable of penetrating into all things within our reach and knowledge, and ot" diilinguilhing their efltntial differences. Thele are go oilier than invention ar.J judgment ;... | |
 | Henry Fielding, Arthur Murphy - 1806 - 664 pages
...historians. The first is, genius, without a full vein of which no study, says Horace, can avail us. By genius I would understand that power, or rather...differences. These are no other than invention and judgement ; and they are both called by the collective name of genius, as they are of those gifts of... | |
 | Henry Fielding - 1809 - 578 pages
...understand that power, or rather those powers oi the mind, which are capahle of penetrating into ail things within our reach and knowledge, and of distinguishing...differences. These are no other than invention and jndgement; and they are hoth called hy the collective name of g?. nins, as they are of those gifts... | |
 | Albany (N.Y.) - 1844 - 104 pages
...or bent. A still different idea of genius is entertained by Field- 1 ing, who conceives it to be " that power or rather those powers of the mind which...and of distinguishing their essential differences." With him it is not a mere natural tendency or inclination or innate power of invention, but the result... | |
 | Henry Fielding - 1845 - 578 pages
...so. The first is, genins, without a full vein of which no study, says Horace, can avail us. By genins uainted Jones with the discovery which he had made...concerning the 600/. bank-notes. " I have," said he, ill things within our reach and knowledge, and of distinguishing their essential differences. These... | |
 | Henry Fielding - 1857 - 498 pages
...historians. The first is, genius, without a full vein of which, no study, says Horace, can avail us. By genius I would understand that power, or rather...of penetrating into all things within our reach and be knowledge, and of distinguishing their essential differences. great errors; for by invention, I... | |
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By genius I would understand that power, or rather those powers of the mind, which are capable of penetrating into all things within our reach and knowledge, and of distinguishing their essential differences. 
