 | Dugald Stewart - 1829 - 410 σελίδες
...of knowledge of which he only possessed the outlines. The opinions he formed of men, upon a slight acquaintance, were frequently erroneous ; but the...habitually dwelt, left him neither time nor inclination to study, in detail, the uninteresting peculiarities of ordinary characters ; VOL. VII. 10 and accordingly,... | |
 | Dugald Stewart - 1829 - 416 σελίδες
...opinions he formed of men, upon a slight acquaintance, were frequently erroneous ; but the tetodency of his nature inclined him much more to blind partiality, than to ill-fonnded prejudice. The enlarged views of human affairs, on which his mind habitually dwelt, left... | |
 | Adam Smith - 1835 - 486 σελίδες
...knowledge of which he only possessed the outlines. -; The opinions he formed of men, upon a slight acquaintance, were frequently erroneous; but the tendency...habitually dwelt, left him neither time nor inclination to study, in detail, the uninteresting peculiarities of ordinary characters ; and accordingly, though... | |
 | Charles Bucke - 1837 - 364 σελίδες
...instance Adam Smith. The portrait shall, however, be drawn by a friend who knew him, with precision. ' The enlarged views of human affairs, on which his ' mind habitually dwelt, left him neither time nor in* clination to study in detail the uninteresting peculi' arities of ordinary characters; and accordingly,... | |
 | Adam Smith, Dugald Stewart - 1853 - 622 σελίδες
...outlines. The opinions he formed of men, upon a slight acquaintance, were frequently erroneous ; hut the tendency of his nature inclined him much more...habitually dwelt, left him neither time nor inclination to study, in detail, tke uninteresting peculiarities of ordinary characters ; and accordingly, though... | |
 | Alexander Somerville - 1853 - 676 σελίδες
...tendency of Iris nature inclined him much more to blind partiality than to ill-founded prejudices. The enlarged views of human affairs on which his mind...habitually dwelt, left him neither .time nor inclination to study in detail the uninteresting peculiarities of ordinary characters, and accordingly, though intimately... | |
 | Adam Smith - 1853 - 616 σελίδες
...of knowledge of which he only possessed the outlines. The opinions he formed of men, upon a slight acquaintance, were frequently erroneous ; but the...inclined him much more to blind partiality, than to ill-iounded prejudice. The enlarged views of human affairs, on which his mind habitually dwelt, left... | |
 | Dugald Stewart - 1858 - 548 σελίδες
...of knowledge of which he only possessed the outlines. The opinions he formed of men, upon a slight acquaintance, were frequently erroneous ; but the...habitually dwelt, left him neither time nor inclination to study, in detail, the uninteresting peculiarities of ordinary characters ; and accordingly, though... | |
 | Thomas Thomson - 1855 - 368 σελίδες
...of knowledge of which he only possessed the outlines. " The opinions he formed of men upon a slight acquaintance were frequently erroneous ; but the tendency...much more to blind partiality, than to ill-founded prejudices. The enlarged viens of human affairs on which hit mind habitually dwelt, left him neither... | |
 | esq Henry Jenkins - 1864 - 800 σελίδες
...unprepared upon those topics that were introduced by others. The opinions he formed of men, upon a slight acquaintance, were frequently erroneous ; but the...habitually dwelt, left him neither time nor inclination to study in detail the uninteresting peculiarities of ordinary characters ; and, accordingly, though intimately... | |
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... the outlines. The opinions he formed of men, upon a slight acquaintance, were frequently erroneous ; but the tendency of his nature inclined him much more to blind partiality, than to ill-founded prejudice. 
