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... imagination than mechanifm , and less truth than more hum- ble men . He was the worft example for a Disciple , that ever prefided in an academy of defign : he seduced them to a viciousness of manner by his own efforts , as a plausible ...
... imagination than mechanifm , and less truth than more hum- ble men . He was the worft example for a Disciple , that ever prefided in an academy of defign : he seduced them to a viciousness of manner by his own efforts , as a plausible ...
Page 130
... imagination , and prefers the extravagant iffue of misfortune , which moves our pity , to outre features , un- connected with depreffion of thought , which excite our ridicule : he feems to be fomewhat too much indebted for his ideas to ...
... imagination , and prefers the extravagant iffue of misfortune , which moves our pity , to outre features , un- connected with depreffion of thought , which excite our ridicule : he feems to be fomewhat too much indebted for his ideas to ...
Page 133
... imagination , and affuredly cannot have a being with those who have not been stimulated more by honor than neceffity . Yet we are so restricted in faculty , as not to enjoy a perfect equipoife between the fuggeftions of the fancy and ...
... imagination , and affuredly cannot have a being with those who have not been stimulated more by honor than neceffity . Yet we are so restricted in faculty , as not to enjoy a perfect equipoife between the fuggeftions of the fancy and ...
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admiration affociation Angelo appears Artiſts Barrymore beauty beſt character colouring compofition confequence confiderable copy criticism defigns defire died drawing Dublin eminent England engraver eſtabliſhed faid fame fancy fatire feems feen fenfes fent feveral fhall fhould fince fingular firſt fituation fociety fome fpirit ftatuary ftudied fubject fublime fuccefs fuch fufficiently genius gentleman grace hiftorical himſelf honor houfe houſe idea imagination inftance Ireland John King labours lady landſcape lefs leſs London Lord LOUTHERBOURG manner maſter merit mind miniature painter moft moſt muſt NATHANIEL DANCE native nature neceffary never Nicholas Poussin obferve occafionally painter in oils painting Pasquin pencil perfon picture poffeffed polite arts portrait painter practifed prefent principal profeffional Profeffor pupil purpoſes refided Royal Academicians Royal Academy satire ſchool ſeveral ſhe Sir Joshua Reynolds ſtate ſtudied tafte Theatre theſe Thespis thofe thoſe Titian truth underſtanding vulgar WARREN HASTINGS Wathen Weft WEST whofe WILLIAM WYNNE RYLAND Williams