 | Charles-Alphonse Dufresnoy - Art - 1783 - 248 pages
...naked lines. Thus in Poetry, the Expreflion is that which charms the reader, and beautifies the Defign, which is only the outlines of the fables. It is true, the defign muft of itfelf be good ; if it be vicious, or, in one word, unpleadng, the cofi of colouring... | |
 | Sir Joshua Reynolds, Edmond Malone - Art - 1798 - 394 pages
...and makes lovers for her; for the design of itself is only so many naked lines. Thus in Poetry, the expression is that which charms the reader, and beautifies...an ugly Woman in a rich habit, set out with jewels ; nothingcan become her. But granting the design to be moderately good, it is like an excellent complexion... | |
 | John Dryden - 1800 - 674 pages
...and makes lovers for her : for the design of itself is only so many naked lines. Thus in poetry, the expression is that which charms the reader, and beautifies...a rich habit set out with jewels ; — nothing can become^her ; but granting the design to be moderately good, it is like an excellent complexion with... | |
 | John Dryden, Edmond Malone - English prose literature - 1800 - 670 pages
...and makes lovers for her : for the design of itself is only so many naked lines. Thus in poetry, the expression is that which charms the reader, and beautifies...be vicious, or in one word, unpleasing, the cost of colouripg is thrown away upon it : it is an ugly woman in a rich habit set out with jewels ; — nothing... | |
 | sir Joshua Reynolds - 1801 - 392 pages
...and makes lovers for her; for the design of itself is only so many naked lines. Thus in Poetry, the expression is that which charms the reader, and beautifies...thrown away upon it. It is an ugly woman in a rich habir, set out with jewels : nothing can become her. But granting the design to be moderately good,... | |
 | John Dryden, Walter Scott - English literature - 1808 - 484 pages
...and makes lovers for her ; for the design of ilself is only so many naked lines. Thus in poetry, the expression is that which charms the reader, and beautifies...design, which is only the outlines of the fables." he calls les petit s esprit s — such things as are our upper- gallery audience in a playhouse, who... | |
 | John Dryden - English literature - 1808 - 482 pages
...and makes lovers for her ; for the design of itself i* only so many naked lines. Thus in poetry, the expression is that which charms the reader, and beautifies...design, which is only the outlines of the fables." he calls les petits esprits — such things as are our upper-gallery audience in a playhouse, who like... | |
 | John Dryden - English literature - 1808 - 518 pages
...and makes lovers for her : for the design of itself is only so many naked lines. Thus in poetry, the expression is that which charms the reader, and beautifies the design, which is only the outlines of the fable. It is true, the design must of itself be good ; if it be vicious, or, in one word, unpleasing,... | |
 | John Dryden, Walter Scott - 1808 - 516 pages
...and makes lovers for her : for the design of itself is only so many naked lines. Thus: in poetry, the expression is that which charms the reader, and beautifies the design, which is only the outlines of the fable. It is true, the design must of itself be good ; if it be vicious, or, in one word, unpleasing,... | |
 | John Dryden, Walter Scott - English literature - 1808 - 518 pages
...and makes lovers for her : for the design of itself is only so many naked lines. Thus in poetry, the expression is that which charms the reader, and beautifies the design, which is only the outlines of the fable. It is true, the design must of itself be good ; if it be vicious, or, in one word, unpleasing,... | |
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English, the bawd of her sister, the design or drawing; she clothes, she dresses her up, she paints her, she makes her appear more lovely than naturally she is* she procures for the design, and makes lovers for her; for the design of itself is only so... 
