 | Samuel Johnson - 1811 - 386 pages
...rules. For my own part I profess myself an Idler, and love to give my judgment, such as it is, from my immediate perceptions, without much fatigue of...lessened my affection for the study of criticism is, that criticks, so far as I have observed, debar themselves from receiving any pleasure from the polite arts,... | |
 | Tobias Smollett - Books - 1814 - 718 pages
...out- cf the reach of ruins : so that, as 'he addt, if a man has not correct perceptions, it will be in vain for him to endeavour to supply their place by rules, which, though they may certainly enable him to talk more learnedly, will never teach him to distinguish more... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - English literature - 1816 - 484 pages
...rules. For my own part I profess myself an Idler, and love to give my judgment, such as it is, from my immediate perceptions, without much fatigue of...lessened my affection for the study of criticism is, that criticks, so far as I have observed, debar themselves from receiving any pleasure from the polite arts,... | |
 | sir Joshua Reynolds - 1819 - 440 pages
...rules. For my own part, I profess myself an Idler, and love to give my judgement, such as it is, from my immediate perceptions, without much fatigue of...lessened my affection for the study of Criticism is, that Criticks, so far as I have observed, debar themselves from receiving any pleasure from the polite arts,... | |
 | Sir Joshua Reynolds - Art, English - 1819 - 446 pages
...rules. For my own part, I profess myself an Idler, and love to give my judgement, such as it is, from my immediate perceptions, without much fatigue of...place by rules; which may enable him to talk more learn, edly, but not to distinguish more acutely. Another reason which has lessened my affection for... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1820 - 428 pages
...rules. For my own part, I profess myself an Idler, and lore to give my judgment, such as it is, from my immediate perceptions, without. much fatigue of...lessened my affection for the study of criticism is, that critics, so far as I have observed, debar themselves from receiving any pleasure from the polite arts,... | |
 | Samuel Johnson, Arthur Murphy - English literature - 1820 - 430 pages
...rules. For my own part, I profess myself an Idler, and love to give my judgment, such as it is, from my immediate perceptions, without much fatigue of...lessened my affection for the study of criticism is, that critics, so far as I have observed, debar themselves from receiving any pleasure from the polite arts,... | |
 | Lionel Thomas Berguer - English essays - 1823 - 378 pages
...rules. For my own part I profess myself an Idler, and love to give my judgment, such as it is, from my immediate perceptions, without much fatigue of...lessened my affection for the study of criticism is, that critics, so far as I have observed, debar themselves from receiving any pleasure from the polite arts,... | |
 | Lionel Thomas Berguer - English essays - 1823 - 690 pages
...rules. For my own part I profess myself an Idler, and love to give my judgment, such as it is, from my immediate perceptions, without much fatigue of...lessened my affection for the study of criticism is, that critics, so far as I have observed, debar themselves from receiving any pleasure from the polite arts,... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1823 - 582 pages
...rules. For my own part I profess myself an Idler, and love to give my judgment, such as it is, from my immediate perceptions, without much fatigue of...lessened my affection for the study of criticism is, that criticks, so far as I have observed, debar themselves from receiving any pleasure from the polite arts,... | |
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Idler, and love to give my judgment, such as it is, from my immediate perceptions, without much fatigue of thinking; and I am of opinion, that if a man has not those perceptions right, it will be vain for him to endeavour to supply their place by rules,... 
