 | Samuel Johnson - 1767 - 366 pages
...always uppermoft, give them fuch a propenfity to criticize, that inftead of giving up the reins of thdir imagination into their Author's hands, their frigid...the rules of art. To thofe who are refolved to be Critkks in fpite of Nature, and at the fame time have no great difpofition to much reading and ftudy,... | |
 | Samuel Johnson, John Hawkins - 1787 - 432 pages
...the fame time that they profefs to love and admire them : for thefe rules, being always uppermofly give them fuch a propenfity to criticife, that, inftead...fpite of nature, and at the fame time have no great difpofition to much reading and ftudy, I would recommend to them to aflume the character of connoifTeur,... | |
 | Samuel Johnson, John Hawkins - 1787 - 430 pages
...the fame time that they profefs to love and admire them : for thefe rules, being always upperfnoft, give them fuch a propenfity to criticife, that, inftead...are employed in examining whether the performance be aceording to the rules of art. To thofe who are refolved to be criticks in fpite of nature, and at... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1801 - 432 pages
...receiving any pleafure from the polite arts, at the fame time that they profefs to love and admire them : for thefe rules, being always uppermoft, give them...into their author's hands, their frigid minds are emj ployed in examining whether the performance be according to the rules of art. To thofe who are... | |
 | Sir Joshua Reynolds, Edmond Malone - 1801 - 452 pages
...them : for these rules being always uppermost, give them such a propensity to criticize, that instead of giving up the reins of their imagination into their...the performance be according to the rules of art. To those who are resolved to be Criticks in spite of nature, and at the same time have no great disposition... | |
 | sir Joshua Reynolds - 1801 - 450 pages
...them : for these rules being always. uppermost, give them such a propensity to criticize, that instead of giving up the reins of their imagination into their...examining •whether the performance be according to the fules of art. To those who are resolved to be Criticks in spite of nature, and at the same time have... | |
 | 1803 - 222 pages
...them : for these rules being always uppermost, give them such a propensity to criticize, that instead of giving up the reins of their imagination into their...the performance be according to the rules of art. To those who are resolved to be critics in spite of nature, and at the same time have no great disposition,... | |
 | Alexander Chalmers - 1808 - 410 pages
...them : for these rules, being always uppermost, give them such a propensity to criticise, that instead of giving up the reins of their imagination into their...the performance be according to the rules of art. To those who are resolved to be critics in spite of nature, and at the same time have no great disposition... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1810 - 428 pages
...: for these rules, being always uppermost, give them such a propensity to criticise, that, instead of giving up the reins of their imagination into their...the performance be according to the rules of art. To those who are resolved to be criticks in spite of nature, and at die same time have no great disposition... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1811 - 386 pages
...: for these rules, being always uppermost, give them such a propensity to criticise, that, instead of giving up the reins of their imagination into their...the performance be according to the rules of art. To those who are resolved to be criticks in spite of nature, and at the same time have no great disposition... | |
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... instead of giving up the reins of their imagination into their author's hands, their frigid minds are employed in examining whether the performance be according to the rules of art. 
