 | Samuel Johnson, John Hawkins - 1787 - 430 pages
...concerning its beauty, before we exert our underftanding to judge of its fitnefs. From what has been faid, it may be inferred, that the works of nature, if we compare one fpecies with another, are all equally beautiful ; and that preference is given from cuftom, or fome... | |
 | Samuel Johnson, John Hawkins - English literature - 1787 - 442 pages
...concerning its beauty, before we exert our underftanding to judge of its fitnefs. From what has been faid, it may be inferred, that the works of nature, if we compare one fpecies with another, are all equally beautiful ; and that preference is given from cuftom, or fbme... | |
 | 1787 - 528 pages
...it's beauty, before we exert our undei Itamling to judge of it's fitntfs. From what has been faid, it may be inferred, that the works of Nature, if we compare one fpeciei with another, are all equally beautiful; and that preference is given from cuftom, or fome... | |
 | Samuel Johnson, John Hawkins - 1787 - 432 pages
...concerning its beauty, before we exert our underftanding to judge of its fitnefs. From what has been faid, it may be inferred^ that the works of nature, if we compare one fpecies with another, are all equally beautiful ; &n<J that preference is given from cuftom, or fomc... | |
 | Sir Joshua Reynolds, Edmond Malone - Art - 1801 - 452 pages
...always determine concerning its beauty, before we exert our understanding to judge of his fitness. From what has been said, it may be inferred, that...is the medium or centre of all its various forms. To conclude, then, by way of corollary: if it has been proved that the Painter, by attending to the... | |
 | sir Joshua Reynolds - 1801 - 450 pages
...always determine concerning its beauty, before we exert our understanding to judge of his fitness. From what has been said, it may be inferred, that...is the medium or centre of all its various forms. » To conclude, then, by way of corollary: if it has been proved that the Painter, by attending to... | |
 | English essays - 1803 - 222 pages
...always determine concerning its beauty, before we exert our understanding to judge of its fitness. From what has been said, it may be inferred, that...is the medium or centre of all its various forms. To conclude, then, by way of corollary, if it has been proved, that the painter, by attending to the... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1804 - 594 pages
...all are equally beautiful, and , preference is given from custom, or some association of ideas; and in creatures of the same species, beauty is the medium, or centre, of all its various forms. •, Ibid. p. 172. Beauty without kindness dies unenjoyed, an4, undelighting. Kates upon Shakfpeare,... | |
 | Alexander Chalmers - English essays - 1808 - 410 pages
...always determine concerning its beauty, before we exert our understanding to judge of its fitness. From what has been said, it may be inferred, that...creatures of the same species, beauty is the medium c: centre of all various forms. To conclude, then, by way of corollary ; if it has been proved, that... | |
 | Sir Joshua Reynolds - Art - 1809 - 442 pages
...understanding to judge of his fitness. From what has been said, it may be inferred, that the xvorks of Nature, if we compare one species with another,...is the medium or centre of all its various forms. To conclude, then, by way of corollary: if it has been proved that the Painter, by attending to the... | |
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From what has been said, it may be inferred, that the works of nature, if we compare one species with another, are all equally beautiful ; and that preference is given from custom, or some association of ideas ; and that, in creatures of the same species,... 
