| Sir Joshua Reynolds, Edmond Malone - 1801 - 452 pagine
...sometimes transgressed ihose limits ; and I think I have seen figures by him, of which it was very difficult to •determine, whether they were in the highest degree sublime or extremely ridiculous. Such faults may be said to be the ebullition, of Genius; but at least he had... | |
| sir Joshua Reynolds - 1801 - 450 pagine
...sometimes transgressed .those limits ; and I think I have seen figures .by him, of .which it was very difficult to determine, whether they were in the highest degree sublime or extremely ridiculous. Such faults may be said to be the ebullition, of Genius ; but at least he had... | |
| 1803 - 222 pagine
...Angelo sometimes transgressed those limits ; and I think I have seen figures of him of which it was very difficult to determine whether they were in the highest degree sublime or extremely ridiculous. Such faults may be said to be the ebullitions of genius ; but at least he had... | |
| Martin Archer Shee - 1809 - 442 pagine
...man's more awful scene hereafter springs ; The celebrated passage of Genesis, quoted by Longinus, " Let there be light, and there was light," has been denied...shakes" with so tremendous a vibration ? But we must ever fluctuate in opinion, when we have no standard in principle ; when we make fallacious, and often... | |
| Martin Archer Shee - 1809 - 444 pagine
...possess this quality by eminent authorities.* Reynolds says, that he has seen figures of Michael Angelq, of which it was difficult to determine, whether they...shakes with so tremendous a vibration ? But we must ever fluctuate in opinion, when we have no standard in principle ; when we make fallacious, and often... | |
| 1810 - 500 pagine
...nubila condit. JEn. 4. v. 177. ie She walks on the earth, and hides her head in the clouds. *hat he hat! seen figures of MICHAEL ANGELO, of which it was difficult...determine, whether they were in the highest degree rmblime, or In the greatest degree ridiculous. Here seems to be a parallel case, and with all due deference... | |
| Samuel Johnson - 1810 - 428 pagine
...Angelo sometimes transgressed those limits ; and I think I have seen figures of him of which it was very difficult to determine whether they were in the highest degree sublime or extremely ridiculous. Such faults may be said to be the ebullitions of genius; but at least he had... | |
| Samuel Johnson - 1811 - 386 pagine
...sometimes transgressed those limits ; and I think I have seen figures of him, of which it was very difficult to determine whether they were in the highest degree sublime; or extremely ridiculous. Such faults may be said to be the ebullitions of genius ; but at least he had... | |
| Samuel Johnson - 1816 - 484 pagine
...Angelo sometimes transgressed those limits ; and I think I have seen figures of him of which it was very difficult to determine whether they were in the highest degree sublime or extremely ridiculous. Such faults may be said to be the ebullitions of genius ; but at least he had... | |
| sir Joshua Reynolds - 1819 - 440 pagine
...sometimes transgressed those limits ; and I think I have seen figures by him, of which it was very difficult to determine, whether they were in the highest degree sublime or extremely ridiculous. Such faults may be said to be the ebullition of Genius ; but at least he had... | |
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