The Juvenile Plutarch: Containing Accounts of the Lives of Celebrated Children, and of the Infancy of Persons who Have Been Illustrious for Their Virtues Or TalentsMunroe and Francis, 1827 - 252 páginas |
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acquainted acquired admiration afterwards amusements appeared Arminian Artenay astonished astronomy attained attended Beauchateau became born Bouflers Candiac celebrated child Cowley Crich Crichton delight discovered disposition distinguished divine Duke Duval early eminent employed engaged English Euclid's Elements excellent father formed France French French languages Gassendi genius gentleman greatest Greek Greek language Grotius happy heart honour Horrox illustrious improvement ingenious instructions Italian Italian languages JEREMIAH HORROX judgment King knowledge Lady Jane Lady Jane Grey languages Latin Latin language learning letter literary Luneville manner Marquis de Montcalm master mathematics ments mind nature ness never observed occasion particular persons philosopher Picus Piero de Medici piety pleasure poem poet Politian Pope praise Prince pursuits Queen rank received rendered Royal says scholars sent ship soon studies talents thing THOMAS GAINSBOROUGH tion took tutor uncommon verse virtue Volney worthy writing wrote young youth
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Página 76 - Begin, be bold, and venture to be wise : He, who defers this work from day to day, Does on a river's bank expecting stay Till the whole stream that stopp'd him shall be gone, Which runs, and as it runs, for ever shall run on.
Página 73 - Queen; in which he very early took delight to read, till by feeling the charms of verse, he became, as he relates, irrecoverably a poet. Such are the accidents which, sometimes remembered, and perhaps sometimes forgotten, produce that particular designation of mind, and propensity for some certain science or employment, which is commonly called genius. The true genius is a mind of large general powers, accidentally determined to some particular direction.
Página 141 - I had now gained the point I aimed at : and saw, that his reason taught him (though he could not so express it) that what begins to be must have a cause, and that what is formed with regularity must have an intelligent cause. I therefore told him the name of the Great Being who made him and all the world ; concerning whose adorable nature I gave him such information as I thought he could in some measure comprehend. The lesson affected him greatly, and he never forgot either it, or the circumstance...
Página 141 - In a corner of a little garden, without informing any person of the circumstance, I wrote in the mould, with my finger, the three initial letters of his name; and, sowing garden cresses in the furrows, covered up the seed, and smoothed the ground. Ten days after, he came running to me, and with astonishment in his countenance told me, that his name was growing in the garden. I smiled at the report, and seemed inclined to disregard it; but he insisted on my going to see what had happened. Yes...
Página 73 - Fairy Queen; in which he very early took delight to read, till by feeling the charms of verse, he became, as he relates, irrecoverably a poet. Such are the accidents which, sometimes remembered, and perhaps sometimes forgotten, produce that particular designation of mind, and propensity for some certain science or employment, which is commonly called genius.
Página 124 - Of toys terrestrial, she can rove at large ; There, freely can respire, dilate, extend, In full proportion let loose all her powers ; And, undeluded, grasp at something great.
Página 76 - That Mr. Cowley had not left a better man behind him in England.
Página 138 - The doctrines of religion I wished to impress on his mind, as soon as it might be prepared to receive them ; but I did not see the propriety of making him commit to memory theological sentences, or any sentences, which it was not possible for him to understand. And I was desirous to make a trial how far his own reason could go in tracing out with a little direction, the great and first principle of all religion, the being...
Página 246 - He for the passage sought, attempted since So much in vain, and seeming to be shut By jealous Nature with eternal bars. In these fell regions, in Arzina caught, And to the stony deep his idle ship Immediate seal'd, he with his hapless crew, Each full exerted at his several task, Froze into statues; to the cordage glued The sailor, and the pilot to the helm.