For it may be laid down as a maxim, that he who begins by presuming on his own sense, has ended his studies as soon as he has commenced them. Every opportunity, therefore, should be taken to discountenance that false and vulgar opinion, that rules are... Macmillan's Magazine - Page 115edited by - 1888Full view - About this book
| Ralph Griffiths, G. E. Griffiths - Books - 1769 - 638 pages
...their imitation, not their criticifm. * Every opportunity fliould be taken to difcountenance that falfe and vulgar opinion, that rules are the fetters of...men of no genius ; as that armour, which upon the ftrong becomes an ornament and a defence, upon the weak and misihapen turns into a load, and cripples... | |
| Sir Joshua Reynolds - Art - 1778 - 360 pages
...who fets out with doubting, will find life finifhed before he becomes mafter of the rudiments. For it may be laid down as a. maxim, that he who begins by prefuming on his own fenfe, has ended his ftudies as fbon as he has commenced them. Every opportunity,... | |
| Sir Joshua Reynolds - Art - 1778 - 346 pages
...who fets out, with doubting, will find life finifhed, before he becomes mafter of the rudiments. For it may be laid down as a maxim, that he who begins by prefuming on his own fenfe, has ended his ftudies as foon as he has commenced them, Every opportunity,... | |
| Colin Macfarquhar, George Gleig - Encyclopedias and dictionaries - 1796 - 426 pages
...he who fets out with doubting, will find life rimmed before he becomes mailer of the rudiments. For it may be laid down as a maxim, that he who begins by prefuming on his own fenfe, has ended his ftudies as foon as he has commenced them. Every opportunity,... | |
| Charles M'Cormick - 1798 - 402 pages
...manner they may be beft expreffed. " Every opportunity fhould be taken to difcountenance that falfe and vulgar opinion, that rules are the fetters of...to men of no genius; as that armour, which upon the ftrong becomes an ornament and a defence, upon the weak and mifhapen turns into a load, and cripples... | |
| History - 1800 - 580 pages
...exafled from the young ftudents. And every opportunity mould be taken to difcountenancc that falfe and vulgar opinion, that rules are the fetters of...to men of no genius; as that armour, which upon the itrong becomcsan 'ornament anda defence, upon the weak and raiiliapen turns into a load, and cripples... | |
| History - 1800 - 586 pages
...exafted from the young ftudents. And every opportunity fhould be* taken to difcountenance that falfe and vulgar opinion, that rules are the fetters of...genius : they are fetters only to men of no genius; аз that armour, which upon the ftrong becomes an ornament and a defence, upon the weak and raiihapen... | |
| Thomas Gilliland - Drama - 1804 - 160 pages
...never attain.—Every opportunity should therefore be taken to discountenance that false and vuli gar opinion, that rules are the fetters of genius; they are fetters only to men of no genius, as the armour which upon the strong becomes an ornament, and a defence upon the weak and misshapen, turns... | |
| James Northcote - Art - 1819 - 382 pages
...life finished before he becomes master even of the rudiments of his profession. He here considered it as a maxim, that he who begins by presuming on his...ended his studies as soon as he has commenced them ; and from this he took occasion to observe, that every opportunity should be seized to discountenance... | |
| Laconics - 1829 - 390 pages
...exactly round: So life we praise that does excel Not in much time, but acting well. Waller. MCCCCXCIV. It may be laid down as a maxim, that he who begins...as soon as he has commenced them. Every opportunity should, therefore, be taken to discountenance that false and vulgar opinion, that rules are the fetters... | |
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