...was endowed above other men! I keep, (said he,) my subject constantly before mer and wait patiently till the first dawnings open slowly by little and little into a full and clear light." What an encouragement is here to the attentive and inquisitive mind, and how much ought we to rub\up...

...he was endowed with above other men. " 1 keep," says he " the subject constantly before me, and wait till the first dawnings open slowly, by little and little, into a full and clear light." Hence it is that we are able to account for the great abhorrence he had to disputing upon these points;...

...than to any extraordinary sagacity. "I keep the subject constantly before me," said he, " and wait till the first dawnings open slowly, by little and little, into a full and clear light. It is said of him, that whenever he had any mathematical problems or solutions in his mind, he would...

...extraordinary sagacity above other men. " I keep," said he, " the subject constantly before me ; and wait till the first dawnings open slowly, by little and little, into a full and clear light," Unvarying and unwearied attention, indeed, to any object, will in time accomplish great things; but...

...of thought, than to any extraordinary sagacity.' " I keep the subject constantly before me, and wait till the first dawnings open slowly, by little and little, into a full and clear light." When engaged in any mathematical meditation, he would occasionally sit on the side of his bed halfdressed...

...myself in my researches to keep the subject constantly " before me, and wait, till the first davvnings open slowly, " by little and little, into a full and clear light." But that which reflects the highest honour on this great and good man is, that amidst all the consciousness...

...but all to patience and industry. He used to say, "I keep the subject constantly before me, and wait till the first dawnings open slowly, by little and little, into a full and clear light. When involved in abstruse problems, he was wholly lost to the common concerns of life, and would go...

...was endowed with above other men. " I keep the subject," says he, " constantly before me, and wait till the first dawnings open slowly, by little and little, into a clear light." There was, no doubt, a good deal of truth in this account of the way in which he made...

...is due to nothing but industry and patient thought. I keep the subject constantly before me and wait till the first dawnings open slowly, by little and little, into a full and clear light.' You told me how much you had profited by this method of study, and I hare myself more than once, experienced...

...to natural quickness of intellect. " I keep the subject constantly before me," said he, " and wait till the first dawnings open slowly, by little and little, into a clear light." t ; Locke and Newton were possessed of preeminent abilities ; but when we hear them state...