 | Francis Bacon - English essays - 1812 - 348 pages
...favour is more than that of colour; and that of decent and gracious motion more than that of favour. That is the best part of beauty which a picture cannot express; no, nor the first sight of the life. There is no excellent beauty that hath not some strangeness in the proportion. A man cannot tell whether... | |
 | Francis Bacon - 1815 - 310 pages
...favour is more than that of colour ; and that of descent and gracious motion more than that of favour. That is the best part of beauty which a picture cannot express ; no, nor the first sight of the life. There is no excellent beauty that hath not some strangeness in the proportion. A man cannot tell whether... | |
 | Mrs. Barbauld (Anna Letitia) - English literature - 1816 - 414 pages
...times; because his thoughts will spontaneously fly to them, as other studies and business give leave. That is the best part of beauty, which a picture cannot express; or even the life itself at first sight. Tender and delicate persons are in danger of being oflea angry,... | |
 | Francis Bacon - Conduct of life - 1818 - 312 pages
...favour is more than that of colour ; and that of decent and gracious motion, more than that of favour. That is the best part of Beauty which a picture cannot express, no nor the first sight of the life. There is no excellent Beauty that hath not some strangeness in the proportion. A man cannot tell, whether... | |
 | Francis Bacon (visct. St. Albans.) - 1818 - 310 pages
...favour is more than that of colour ; and that of decent and gracious motion, more than that of favour. That is the best part of Beauty which a picture cannot express, no nor the first sight of the life. There i* no excellent Beauty that hath not some strangeness in the proportion. A man cannot tell, whether... | |
 | Francis Bacon (visct. St. Albans.) - 1819 - 602 pages
...favour is more than that of colour ; and that of decent and gracious motion more than that of favour. That is the best part of beauty, which a picture cannot express ; no nor the first sight of the life. There is no excellent beauty, that hath not some strangeness in the proportion. A man cannot tell,... | |
 | Francis Bacon - English essays - 1820 - 548 pages
...favour is more than that of colour; and that of decent and gracious motion more than that of favour. That is the best part of beauty which a picture cannot express; no, nor the first sight of the life. There is no excellent beauty that hath not some strangeness in the proportion A man cannot tell whether... | |
 | British prose literature - 1821 - 416 pages
...favour is more than that of colour ; and that of decent and gracious motion more than that of favour. That is the best part of beauty which a picture cannot express ; no, nor the first sight of the life. There is no excellent beanty that hath not some strangeness in the proportion. A man cannot tell whether... | |
 | Francis Bacon - English prose literature - 1825 - 524 pages
...favour, is more than that of colour ; and that of decent and gracious motion, more than that of favour. That is the best part of beauty, which a picture cannot express ; no, nor the first sight of the life. There is no excellent beauty that hath not some strangeness in the proportion. A man can not tell whether... | |
 | Francis Bacon - 1825 - 538 pages
...favour, is more than that of colour ; and that of decent and gracious motion, more than that of favour. That is the best part of beauty, which a picture cannot express ; no, nor the first sight of the life. There is no excellent beauty that hath not some strangeness in the proportion. A man can not tell whether... | |
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That is the best part of beauty, which a picture cannot express ; no, nor the first sight of the life. 
