 | Henry Marlin Soper - Readers - 1885 - 136 pages
...empire. But if his fortune was great, his genius was transcendent; decision flashed upon his counsels; and it was the same to decide and to perform. To inferior intellects, his combinations appear perfectly impossible, his plans perfectly impracticable; but in his hands simplicity marked... | |
 | S. S. Hamill - Elocution - 1886 - 390 pages
...empire. But if his fortune was great, his genius was transcendent. Decision flashed upon his counsels, and it was the same to decide and to perform. To inferior intellects his combinations appeared perfectly impossible, his plans perfectly impracticable ; but in his hands simplicity marked their... | |
 | William T. Ross - Elocution - 1887 - 362 pages
...IF Napoleon's fortune was great, his genius was transcendent ; decision flashed upon his counsels ; and it was the same to decide and to perform. To inferior intellects, his combinations appeared perfectly impossible, his plans perfectly impracticable ; but, in his hands, simplicity marked their... | |
 | Literature - 1897 - 328 pages
...empire. But, if his fortune was great, his genius was transcendent; decision flashed upon his counsels; and it was the same to decide and to perform. To inferior intellects his combinations appear perfectly impossible, his plans perfectly impracticable; but, in his hands, simplicity marked... | |
 | Cora Marsland - Readers - 1902 - 270 pages
...his flight from Egypt confirmed his destiny — ruin itself only elevated him to empire. But if his fortune was great, his genius was transcendent ; decision...To inferior intellects, his combinations appeared perfectly impossible, his plans perfectly impracticable ; but, in his hands, simplicity marked their... | |
 | Readers - 1902 - 424 pages
...empire. But if his fortune was great, his genius was transcendent. Decision flashed upon his counsels, and it was the same to decide and to perform. To inferior intellects his combinations appeared perfectly impossible, his plans perfectly impracticable; but in his hands simplicity marked their development,... | |
 | Cora Marsland - Readers - 1902 - 272 pages
...was the same to decide and to perform. To inferior intellects, his combinations appeared perfectly impossible, his plans perfectly impracticable; but, in his hands, simplicity marked their development, and success indicated their adoption. His person partook the character of his mind—if... | |
 | Phineas Garrett - Readers - 1905 - 872 pages
...rapidity of a drama. was great, his genius was transcendent ; decision flashed upon his counsels ; and it was the same to decide and to perform. To inferior intellects his combinations appeared perfectly impossible, his plans perfectly impracticable ; but, in bis hands, simplicity marked their... | |
 | Justin McCarthy, Maurice Francis Egan, Charles Welsh, Douglas Hyde, Lady Gregory, James Jeffrey Roche - Irish literature - 1904 - 530 pages
...his flight from Egypt confirmed his destiny ; ruin itself only elevated him to empire. But, if his fortune was great, his genius was transcendent ; decision...impracticable; but, in his hands, simplicity marked their development, and success vindicated their adoption. His person partook of the character of his mind... | |
 | William Jennings Bryan, Francis Whiting Halsey - Speeches, addresses, etc - 1906 - 280 pages
...empire. But if his fortune was great, his genius was transcendent ; decision flashed upon his counsels ; and it was the same to decide and to perform. To inferior intellects, his combinations appeared perfectly impossible, his plans perfectly impracticable ; but, in his hands, simplicity marked their... | |
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Even apparent defeat assumed the appearance of victory — his flight from Egypt confirmed his destiny — ruin itself only elevated him to empire. But if his fortune was great, his genius was transcendent ; decision flashed upon his councils ; and it... 
