| 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... | |
| 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... | |
| 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... | |
| 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... | |
| 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... | |
| 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... | |
| 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... | |
| 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... | |
| 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... | |
| 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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