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" Excellence is never granted to man, but as the reward of labour. It argues indeed no small strength of mind to persevere in habits of industry, without the pleasure of perceiving those advances; which, like the hand of a clock, whilst they make hourly... "
The Works of Sir Joshua Reynolds, Knight ; Late President of the Royal ... - Page 40
by Sir Joshua Reynolds, Edmond Malone - 1809
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Seven Discourses Delivered in the Royal Academy

Sir Joshua Reynolds - Art - 1778 - 346 pages
...proceed fo flowly as to efcape obfervation. A facility of drawing, like that of playing upon a mufical instrument, cannot be acquired but by an infinite number of acts. I need not, therefore, ['53 J therefore, inforce by many words the neceffity of continual application ; nor tell you that...
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Elements of General Knowledge: Introductory to Useful Books in the ..., Volume 2

Henry Kett - Books and reading - 1805 - 340 pages
...courser. Persian Proverb, v pleasure of perceiving those advances, which like the hand of a clock, whilst they make hourly approaches to their point, yet proceed so slowly as to escape observation." Sir J, Reynolds. If you take an extensive survey of the world, you may remark that nothing great or...
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Elements of General Knowledge: Introductory to Useful Books in the ..., Volume 2

Henry Kett - Encyclopedias and dictionaries - 1805 - 340 pages
...Arabian courser. Persian Proverb. pleasure of perceiving those advances, which like the hand of a clock, whilst they make hourly approaches to their point, yet proceed so slowly as to escape observation." Sir J, Reynolds. If you take an extensive survey of the world, you may remark that nothing great or...
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The Works of Sir Joshua Reynolds, Volume 1

Sir Joshua Reynolds, Edmond Malone - Art - 1809 - 476 pages
...habits of industry, without the pleasure of perceiving those advances; which, like the hand of a clock, whilst they make hourly approaches to their point,...hands. Various methods will occur to you by which this $ ' power may be acquired. I would particularly recommend, that after your return from the Academy,...
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The Literary Works of Sir Joshua Reynolds ...: Containing His ..., Volume 1

Sir Joshua Reynolds - Art - 1819 - 610 pages
...habits of industry, without the pleasure of perceiving those advances ; which, like the hand of a clock, whilst they make hourly approaches to their point,...hands. Various methods will occur to you by which this power may be acquired. I would particularly recommend, that after your return from the Academy, (where...
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The Literary Works of Sir Joshua Reynolds, Kt. Late President of the Royal ...

Sir Joshua Reynolds, Edmond Malone - Art - 1819 - 614 pages
...habits of industry, without the pleasure of perceiving those advances ; which, like the hand of a clock, whilst they make hourly approaches to their point,...hands. Various methods will occur to you by which this power may be acquired. I would particularly recommend, that after your return from the Academy, (where...
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The Juvenile Mentor, Or Select Readings: Being American School Class Book No ...

Albert Picket - American literature - 1820 - 314 pages
...habits of industry, without the pleasure of perceiving those advances, which, like the hand of a clock, whilst they make hourly approaches to their point, yet proceed so slowly as to escape observation.' 9. If you take an extensive survey of the world, you may remark that nothing great or laudable, nothing...
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The Complete Works of Sir Joshua Reynolds, First President of the Royal ...

Sir Joshua Reynolds - Art - 1824 - 332 pages
...habits of industry, without the pleasure of perceiving those advances, which, like the hand of a clock, whilst they make hourly approaches to their point,...hands. Various methods will occur to you by which this power may be acquired. I would particularly recommend, that after your return from the Academy, (.where...
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The complete works of sir Joshua Reynolds, with an orig. memoir and ...

sir Joshua Reynolds - 1824 - 332 pages
...habits of industry, without the pleasure of perceiving those advances, which, like the hand of a clock, whilst they make hourly approaches to their point,...cannot be acquired but by an infinite number of acts. 1 need not, therefore, enforce by many words the necessity of continual application ; nor tell you...
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A Treatise on the Decorative Part of Civil Architecture, Volume 1

Sir William Chambers, Joseph Gwilt - Architecture - 1825 - 378 pages
...Italian Artist1, whose taste and luxuriance of fancy were unusually great, and the effect of whose make hourly approaches to their point, yet proceed so slowly as to escape observation." Second Discourse on Painting. [ED0 1 Giov. Battista Piranesi, the celebrated engraver, is here alluded...
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