 ... to recover his sight, and the most beautiful woman were brought before him, he could not determine whether she was handsome or not ; nor if the most beautiful and most deformed were produced, could he any better determine to which he should give the...  Introductory Lectures, Delivered at Queen's College, London - Стр. 312авторы: Queen's College (London, England), Frederick Denison Maurice - 1849 - Страниц: 352Полный просмотр - Подробнее о книге
 | Sir Joshua Reynolds, Edmond Malone - 1801 - Страниц: 452
...principles are founded on reason, and, at the same time, discover the origin of our ideas of beauty. I suppose it will be easily granted, that no man can...the observation of greater numbers ? I answer, that, inconsequence of having seen many, the power is acquired, even without seeking after it, of distinguishing... | |
 | sir Joshua Reynolds - 1801 - Страниц: 450
...granted, that no man can judge whether any animal be beautiful in its kind, or deformed, who has seen.only one of that species ; this is as conclusive in regard...the observation of greater numbers ? I answer, that, inconsequence of having seen many, the power is acquired, even without seeking after it, of distinguishing... | |
 | Lionel Thomas Berguer - 1823 - Страниц: 378
...human figure; so that if a man, born blind, was to recover his sight, and the most beautiful woman was brought before him, he could not determine whether...and excrescences which are continually varying the sur. face of Nature's works, and the invariable general form which nature most frequently produces,... | |
 | 1823 - Страниц: 886
...human figure ; so that if a man born blind was to recover his sight, and the most beautiful woman was brought before him, he could not determine whether...of that species. If it is asked, how is more skill required by the observation of greater numbers ? I answer, that, in consequence of having seen many,... | |
 | British essayists - 1823 - Страниц: 762
...human figure ; so that if a man, born blind, was to recover his sight, and the most beautiful woman was brought before him, he could not determine whether...many individuals of that species. If it is asked, iiow is more skill acquired by the observation of greater numbers? I answer that, in consequence of... | |
 | Sir Joshua Reynolds - 1824 - Страниц: 324
...which he•should give the preference, having seen only those two. To distinguish beauty then, implies having seen •many individuals of that species. If...power is acquired, even without seeking after it, of dislanguishing between accidental blemishes and excrescences which are continually varying the surface... | |
 | 1824 - Страниц: 232
...having seen only those two. To distinguish beauty, then, we must have seen many individuals ofthat species. If it is asked, how is more skill acquired by the observation of greater numbers? It may ba answered, that in consequence of having seen many, the power is acquired, even without seeking... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1825 - Страниц: 482
...human figure ; so that if a man, born blind, was to recover his sight, and the most beautiful woman was brought before him, he could not determine whether...between accidental blemishes and excrescences which are continuallv varying the surface of Nature's works, and the invariable general form which Nature most... | |
 | Art - 1825 - Страниц: 408
...he should give the preference, having seen only those two. To distinguish beauty, then, we must have seen many individuals of that species. If it is asked...skill acquired by the observation of greater numbers, it may be answered, that in consequence of having seen many the power is acquired, even without seeking... | |
 | 1830 - Страниц: 658
...he should give the preference, having seen only those two. To distinguish beauty, then, we must have seen many individuals of that species. If it is asked,...skill acquired by the observation of greater numbers ?—it may be answered, that in consequence of having seen many, the power is acquired, even without... | |
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