Examen de ingenios = The examination of mens wits : in whicch by discouering the varietie of natures, is shewed for what profession each one is apt, and how far he shall profit therein (1594)
Huarte, Juan, 1529?-1588 · London : Printed by Adam Islip, for Richard Watkins · leaf 173
and raemorie.Thefe fliall haue but a bad grace in preaching • yet willpreach found doctrine. The laft whom I would notcharge with preaching at all, are fuch as vnite much me-morie with much imagination, and haue defeat of vn-derftanding. Thefe draw the auditorie after them, andhold them in fufpenfe… … That theTheorickeofthe Urns<.ipfertaimthto the memork^and pleading and judging {which are their pra5life) to the*vnder(landings and thegouerningof a common-wealth tothe imagination. NthcSpanifhtoung, it is not voidof a myfteriCjthat this word (Lette-red)being a common tcarmeforallmen of letters…