 Our poets have long sung their genuine lilies and roses, and our painters have long endeavoured, though in vain, to imitate them ; beautiful nature mocked all their art. But I am now informed by persons of unquestioned truth and sagacity, and indeed I...  Select British Classics - Stran 71804Celotni ogled - O knjigi
 | British essayists - 1802 - 292 strani
...nature mocked all their art. But I am now informed by persons of unquestioned truth and sagacity, and indeed I have observed but too many instances of it...number of those inestimable originals, by a strange mversion of things, give the lie to their poets, and servilely copy their painters; degrading and.... | |
 | Alexander Chalmers - 1802 - 680 strani
...nature mocked all their art. But I am now informed by persons of unquestioned truth and sagacity, and indeed I have observed but too many instances of it...a great number of those inestimable originals, by & strange inversion of things, give the ite to their poets, and servilely copy thfiir painters; degrading... | |
 | Alexander Chalmers - 1808 - 342 strani
...nature mocked all their sit. Bat I am now informed by persons of unquestioned truth and sagacity, and indeed I have observed but too many instances of it myself, that 9. great number of those inestimable originals, by a strange inversion of things, give the lie to their... | |
 | 1819 - 296 strani
...nature mocked all their art. But I am now informed by persons of unquestioned truth and sagacity, and indeed I have observed but too many instances of it...degrading and disguising themselves into worse copies of had copies of themselves. It is even whispered about town of that excellent artist, Mr. Liotard, that... | |
 | James Ferguson - 1823 - 418 strani
...nature mocked all their art. But I am now informed by persons of unquestioned truth and sagacity, and indeed I have observed but too many instances of it...he lately refused a fine woman to draw her picture, alleging that he never copied any body's works but his own and God Almighty's. I have taken great pains... | |
 | James Ferguson - 1823 - 412 strani
...nature mocked all their art. But I am now informed by persons of unquestioned truth and sagacity, and indeed I have observed but too many instances of it...whispered about town of that excellent artist, Mr. Ljqtard, that he lately refused a fine woman to draw her picture, alleging that he never copied any... | |
 | Lionel Thomas Berguer - 1823 - 290 strani
...nature mocked all their art. But I am now informed by persons of unquestioned truth and sagacity, and indeed I have observed but too many instances of it...poets, and servilely copy their painters; degrading and disXXVIII. B I have taken great pains to inform myself of the growth and extent of this heinous crime... | |
 | British essayists - 1823 - 866 strani
...nature mocked all their art. But I am now informed by persons of unquestioned truth and sagacity, and indeed I have observed but too many instances of it...poets, and servilely copy their painters ; degrading ard disguising themselves into worse copies of bad copies of themselves. It is even whispered about... | |
 | Lionel Thomas Berguer - 1823 - 620 strani
...nature mocked all their art. But I am now informed by persons of unquestioned truth and sagacity, and indeed I have observed but too many instances of it...things, give the lie to their poets, and servilely cdpy their painters ; degrading and disXXVIII. B guising themselves into worse copies of bad copies... | |
 | 1824 - 452 strani
...I am now informed by persons of unquestioned truth and sagacity, and indeed I have observed but two many instances of it myself, that a great number of...by a strange inversion of things, give the lie to the poets, and servilely copy their painters; degrading and disguising themselves into worse copies... | |
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