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" Every opportunity, therefore, should be taken to discountenance that false and vulgar opinion, that rules are the fetters of genius ; they are fetters only to men of no genius ; as that armour, which upon the strong is an ornament and a defence, upon... "
Encyclopędia Britannica: Or, A Dictionary of Arts, Sciences, and ... - Page 197
edited by - 1796
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The Monthly Review, Or, Literary Journal, Volume 40

Ralph Griffiths, G. E. Griffiths - Books - 1769 - 638 pages
...1'ubjects for their imitation, not their criticifm. * Every opportunity fliould be taken to difcountenance that falfe and vulgar opinion, that rules are the...becomes an ornament and a defence, upon the weak and misihapen turns into a load, and cripples the body which it was made to protect. ' How much liberty...
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Seven Discourses Delivered in the Royal Academy

Sir Joshua Reynolds - Art - 1778 - 346 pages
...ftudies as foon as he has commenced them, Every opportunity, therefore, mould be taken to difcountenance that falfe and vulgar opinion, that rules are the...becomes an ornament and a defence, upon the weak and mifhapen turns into a load, and cripples the body which it was made to protect. How much liberty may...
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Seven Discourses Delivered in the Royal Academy by the President

Sir Joshua Reynolds - Art - 1778 - 360 pages
...as fbon as he has commenced them. Every opportunity, therefore, fliould be taken to difcountenance that falfe and vulgar opinion, that rules are the fetters of Genius. They are fetters only to men of HO Genius ; as that armour, which upon the ftrong becomes an ornament and a defence, upon the weak...
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Memoirs of the right honourable Edmund Burke; or, An impartial review of his ...

Charles M'Cormick - 1798 - 402 pages
...us in what manner they may be beft expreffed. " Every opportunity fhould be taken to difcountenance that falfe and vulgar opinion, that rules are the...becomes an ornament and a defence, upon the weak and mifhapen turns into a load, and cripples the body which it was made to protect." It is not cafy to...
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Annual Register of World Events, Volume 12

History - 1800 - 580 pages
...mailers, ihould be exafled from the young ftudents. And every opportunity mould be taken to difcountenancc that falfe and vulgar opinion, that rules are the...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...
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The Annual Register, Or, A View of the History, Politics, and ..., Volume 12

History - 1800 - 586 pages
...fhuuld be exafted from the young ftudents. And every opportunity fhould be* taken to difcountenance that falfe and vulgar opinion, that rules are the...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...
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The Works of Sir Joshua Reynolds, Knight ...: Containing His ..., Volume 1

Sir Joshua Reynolds, Edmond Malone - Art - 1801 - 440 pages
...as he has commenced them. Every opportunity, therefore, should be taken to discountenance that false and vulgar opinion, that rules are the fetters of...to men of no genius; as that armour, which upon the strong is an ornament and a defence, upon the weak and mis-shapen becomes a load, and cripples the...
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A Dramatic Synopsis: Containing an Essay on the Political and Moral Use of a ...

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...
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The Works of Sir Joshua Reynolds, Volume 1

Sir Joshua Reynolds, Edmond Malone - Art - 1809 - 476 pages
...as he has commenced them. Every opportunity, therefore, should be taken to discountenance that false and vulgar opinion, that rules are the fetters of...men of no genius ; as that armour, which upon the strong is an ornament and a defence, upon the weak and mis-shapen becomes a load, and cripples the...
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The Literary Works of Sir Joshua Reynolds ...: Containing His ..., Volume 1

Sir Joshua Reynolds - Art - 1819 - 610 pages
...as he has commenced them. Every opportunity, therefore, should be taken to discountenance that false and vulgar opinion, that rules are the fetters of...to men of no genius; as that armour, which upon the strong is an ornament and a defence, upon the weak and mis-shapen becomes a load, and cripples the...
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