Notwithstanding all that has been said of Mr. Edgeworth's bewildering versatility of nature, he seems to have been singularly faithful in his friendships.
As in the case of Borodin we are filled with amazement at the power of work and the versatility in Korsakoff's nature.
The white-eyed greenlet is a vocalist of such extraordinary versatility and power that one feels almost guilty in speaking of him under the title which stands at the head of this paper.
Now, however, a bird, while under my eye, delivered both songs, and then went on to give further proof of his versatility by repeating one of them minus the final note.
DIXEY Equal if not superior to myself in the versatility of "ups" and "downs" in the theatrical firmament has been the career of Henry E.
I regret to state that in this era versatility is lacking because of the absence of fine stock companies.
I have been censured sometimes harshly for my versatility in the selection of wives and many have marvelled at my fortunate (or unfortunate) selections.
The Frenchman combined all the gifts of these two men together with the versatility which this character required.
When the War broke out it seemed for a time that she had been right, but it was not long before she looked with sorrow upon the sad lack of versatility of her fleet of standardized biplanes.
France had prided herself on her versatility in airship design.
Waagen says in his Treasury of Art in Great Britain: "No landscape painter has yet appeared with such versatility of talent.
It is probable that this versatility prevented his being very great in any one thing, while he was remarkable in many things.
In this versatility of his power and the manifoldness of their application he was remarkable.
The brightness and versatility of this charming writer are well shown in the following stories which cover a wide range, and are attractive to all ages, from wide awake schoolboys and eager schoolgirls to thoughtful readers of maturer years.
This sketch, his only essay at pictorial reproduction which has come down to us, is an interesting illustration of theversatility of self-expression which distinguished him from his predecessors and contemporaries.
My mind, like my body, is characterised by a certain versatility and readiness, rather than by strength, so that many tasks that were easy of conception have been given up by reason of the difficulty of their execution.
No one dreams of attributing inexhaustibleversatility even to Cicero, Virgil, Sallust, or Plato.
His versatility gained him the friendship and confidence of the Indian, an advantage which his English brother to the south was rarely able to secure.
This versatility of Mr. Cushing, in the support of vetoes, was one of the striking qualities developed in his present change of parties.
The result of the election admits of no inference against this system; and could not, without imputing a heedless versatility to the people, which they do not possess.
It is evident the skilful oral presentation of a story calls out no small degree of clear knowledge, force of language, illustrative device, dramatic instinct, and a freedom and versatility of action both mental and physical.
Not the least attractive and forcible part of Robin Hood's character is the shrewd-witted versatility and boldness with which he plays any part which circumstances require him to assume.
But besides the works on which his highest poetical faculty was employed, other writings, of a philosophical, didactic, and miscellaneous character, gave evidence of the versatility of his powers and interests.
The versatility of the man, his genius as composer and pianist, the novelty of his figuration and form dazzled his contemporaries or else blinded them to his true import.
Indeed, such versatility was viewed askance by the plodding crowd of college professors, his general adversaries.
Florian-Parmentier is a native of Valenciennes, a writer whose versatility and fecundity are noteworthy in a far from barren literary epoch.
Simple, flat tints, primary and cool, are superimposed upon rhythmic versatility and strenuousness of thought.
This great range illustrates the penetration and the versatility of his genius.
But we miss in them, and especially in his women, the intellectual play, versatility and variety of Browning.
Byron had very little versatility or elasticity of genius; he did not 25 know how to make poetry out of existing materials.
Not often indeed do the Oriental nations present us with an example of versatility of character; the Turks, for instance, of this day are substantially what they 25 were four centuries ago.
One thinks that everything is to be carried by spirit and vigor; that art is meanness, and that versatility and complaisance are the refuge of pusilanimity and weakness.
Those are the sort of women who polish a young man the most, and who give him that habit of complaisance, and that flexibility and versatility of manners which prove of great use to him with men, and in the course of business.
Acquire an easiness and versatility of manners, as well as of mind; and, like the chameleon, take the hue of the company you are with.
This will necessarily give you a versatility of mind, and a facility to adopt various manners and customs; for everybody desires to please those in whose house they are; and people are only to be pleased in their own way.
This, I think, is as little likely to happen to you as to anybody of your age: and if you will but add a versatility and easy conformity of manners, I know no company in which you are likely to be de trop.
Courts, alone, teach versatility and politeness; for there is no living there without them.
And yet his versatility was one source of his greatness.
His versatilityled them to declare for this, that, and the other profession, largely in accordance with their own personal preferences.
Requesens, who at this time filled the post of ambassador at Rome, was possessed of the versatility of talent so important in an age when the same individual was often required to exchange the duties of the cabinet for those of the camp.
At the same time his remarkable industry and versatility were recognised.
In this spirit of struggle and unrest, he passed the years in London, rapidly becoming known for his versatility in invention, and for his daring and originality in the details of his engineering work.
A spendthrift in invention;" versatility and daring.
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