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As a critic he had acuteness; but he was one-sided, prejudiced, and savagely bitter, and much more influenced in his judgments by the political opinions than by the literary merits of his victims. In his whole career, however, he displayed independence and spirit in overcoming the disadvantages of his early life, as well as gratitude to those who had served him.
Semitic origin of the Phoenicians Characteristics of the Semites Place of the Phoenicians within the Semitic group Connected linguistically with the Israelites and the Assyro- Babylonians Original seat of the nation, Lower Babylonia Special characteristics of the Phoenician people Industry and perseverance Audacity in enterprise Pliability and adaptability Acuteness of intellect Business capacity Charge made against them of bad faith Physical characteristics.
"Ah," said Randal, drawing a long breath, and beginning, with his practised acuteness, to detect Mrs. Ilazeldean's error, "I am very much relieved and rejoiced to hear this; and I may venture to give Frank some hope, if I find him disheartened and desponding, poor fellow?" "I think you may," replied Mrs. Hazeldean, laughing pleasantly.
Then his instincts were straightway all awake with the acuteness of a danger, to something he knew not what that threatened the woman he loved. "Thank God, I am here," he said to himself. "That woman is her foe, and she will be dangerous to her. I would not have come to her house had I known it; but now I am here, I will stay, for it is certain that she will need a friend."
And so true is this of the present subject that, though I have often explained some of my opinions to persons of much acuteness, who, whilst I was speaking, appeared to understand them very distinctly, yet, when they repeated them, I have observed that they almost always changed them to such an extent that I could no longer acknowledge them as mine.
The French farmer exhibits the same acuteness in all that regards his own interest, and the same stupidity on most other occasions, as the mere English one; and the same objects which enlarge the understanding and dilate the heart of other people, seem to have a contrary effect on both.
From across the Place they could hear the quick flapping of the huge Mary banner that flew above the hall, for there were no wheels or motors here to crush out the acuteness of the ear.
To contend advantageously with the tempest which so many attractions tend to raise in the heart of his wife, a husband ought to possess, besides the science of pleasure and a fortune which saves him from sinking into any class of the predestined, robust health, exquisite tact, considerable intellect, too much good sense to make his superiority felt, excepting on fit occasions, and finally great acuteness of hearing and sight.
Young though he was, my Grandson who was unusually intelligent for his age, and bred up in perfect reverence for the authority of the Circles took in the situation with an acuteness for which I was quite unprepared.
The hand, and particularly the fingers, and their tips, are the principal organs of this sense. The acuteness of Touch varies materially in different parts of the body. Experiments have shown that a pair of compasses would register impressions as a very slight distance apart when applied to the tip of the tongue.
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