Eighth Meeting

Eighth meeting April 22nd 1870

 

Preamble

Full house, both Brunners and Mond present at this meeting at Mr Carey's. Of interest is the presence of Ferdinand Hurter (1844-1898). I have yet to decipher his pseudonym! One can almost imagine the meeting taking place in German, as both Brunners spoke German as most probably did Muspratt.

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April 22nd 1870
Meeting held at Mr Carey's house. Present
Messrs. Carey, H. Brunner, J.T. Brunner, Muspratt, Mond, Watts, H. Gaskell & Dr [Hurter]
Words proposed
Genius, Originality, Eccentricty.
Definitions proposed. Genius
Power to create  Palmam qui meruit ferat
[Independence] of experience               Paulatim
An extraordinary aptitude of mind for any
particular employment                           Nemo
The faculty of creating a new idea or combining
old ideas into new forms                Erin go Bragh
Definitions accepted    Genius
Extraordinary instinctive ability:
Agreed to by. [??], Onward and Upward,
Unversagt, Spes, Erin go Brag,   Paulatim
Power to create      Palmam qui meruit ferat
Extraordinary power to perceive & originate   Nemo
The faculty which enables men to come to
correct conclusions by means of his [sentiment]; this
being combined with extraordinary per-
-forming power in his special calling.
                                                          Unversagt
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A natural power of intellect for a particular
calling                                       Spes.
Extraordinary talent                     Onward and Upward
Ability to lead others by means of superior faculties
                                                         [Erin go Bragh]
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Originality. Definitions proposed
A quality of mind which clothes ideas in a new
& pleasing form                              Nemo
Definitions accepted
Independence in action or thought
Agreed to by Paulatim, Spes, Unversagt, Nemo
Erin go Bragh, [??], Onward and Upward
The power of perceiving and giving expression to
thoughts not before expressed
                                                 [??]
Independence of the experience of others
                                                Paulatim
Thinking & acting differently from other [men]
                                              Onward & Upward
Power to think for yourself              Unversagt
The power of producing new thoughts       Spes
That faculty which generates a new idea
                                                       Erin go Bragh
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An independent mode of action or thought
Palmam qui meruit ferat
Minority definite
Originality is independence of the experience
of others                                      Paulatim



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Seventh Meeting

Seventh Meeting April 11th 1870

Preamble

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Meeting held at Mr Watts' house. Present
Messrs. Watts, H. Bruuner, E. Carey, Muspratt,
J.T. Brunner & Mond
Words proposed for definition
Taste, Fanaticism, Bigotry, [??] [??]
Definitions proposed Taste
Taste is intellectuel sensibility
                                                       Erin go Bragh
Taste is susceptibility of Beauty     Unversagt
Taste is the faculty by which men perceive beauty
                                                        Paulatim
Taste is the faculty of discerning between the
right & the wrong in art               Nemo
Taste is the appreciation of what is artistic
                                                      Palmam qui meruit ferat
Taste is the faculty of appreciating beauty
                                                    Onward & upward
                Definition proposed
Taste is the faculty of perceiving beauty
                Agreed to unanimously
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Definitions proposed for Fanaticism
Fanaticism To be seized with an idea to such an
extent to forget all others                            Unversagt
Fanaticism is enthusiasm pushed beyond the
bounds of moderation                                Palmam qui.
Fanaticism is ardour ungoverned by [??]
                                                              Onward & upward
Fanaticism is the zeal which seeks to enforce
the acceptance of ideas regardless of consequences
                                                                         Nemo
Fanaticism is misguided enthusiasm
                                                                  Paulatim
Fanaticism is zeal directed by ignorance
                                                                 Erin go Bragh
                 Definitions proposed
Fanaticism is enthusiasm carried to excess
agreed to by Erin go Bragh, Onward & upward
                                       Palmam qui meruit ferat
                Minority definitions
Fanaticism is wrongly directed enthusiasm
                                         Nemo, Paulatim
Fanaticism is excessive ardour in the pursuit of
an idea, leading to immoral acts.       Unversagt

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