 | Charles-Alphonse Dufresnoy - 1783 - 248 pages
...M. Du FRESNOY'S Poem. There is a charm in that great writer's Profe peculiar to itfelf ; and tho', perhaps, the Parallel between the two Arts, which he has here drawn, be too fuperficial to ftand the teft of ftridt Criticifm, yet it will always give pleafure to Readers of Tafte,... | |
 | Sir Joshua Reynolds, Edmond Malone - 1798 - 394 pages
...this place the pleasing Preface which Mr. DRYDEN printed before his Translation of M. Du FRESNOY'S Poem. There is a charm in that great Writer's Prose...Readers of Taste, even when it fails to satisfy their Judgment. M, PREFACE. WITH A PARALLEL OF • • • POETRY AND PAINTING. IT may be reasonably expected,... | |
 | John Dryden - 1800 - 674 pages
...worthy of annexing to his poetical version of Du Fresnoy- — " There is a charm (he observes) in this great writer's prose, peculiar to itself; and though...readers of taste, even when it fails to satisfy their judgment." THE LIFE OF LUCIAN FIRST PBINTED IN OCTAVO, IN 1711. VOL. III. AA THE LIFE OF LUC I AN."... | |
 | John Dryden - 1800 - 662 pages
...worthy of annexing to his poetical version of Du Fresnoy.— " There is a charm (he observes) in this great writer's prose, peculiar to itself ; and though...readers of taste, even when it fails to satisfy their judgment." THE LIFE OF LUCIAN: FIRST PKINTED IN OCTAVO, IN 1711. VOL. IH. AA THE LIFE OF LUCIAN." J.... | |
 | Sir Joshua Reynolds, Edmond Malone - 1801 - 388 pages
...this place the pleasing Preface which Mr. DRYDEN printed before his Translation of M. Du FRESNOY'S Poem. There is a charm in that great Writer's Prose...even when it fails to satisfy their Judgement. M. MR. DRY DEN'S PREFACE: WITH A PARALLEL OF POETRY AND PAINTING. IT may be reasonably expected, that I should... | |
 | sir Joshua Reynolds - 1801 - 392 pages
...in this place the pleasing Preface whkh Mr. DRYDEN printed before his Translation of M. Du FRESNOY'S Poem There is a charm in that great Writer's Prose...strict Criticism, yet it will always give pleasure toReaders of Taste, even when it fails to satisfy their Judgement. M. MR. DRTDEN'S PREFACE: WITH A... | |
 | John Dryden, Walter Scott - 1808 - 516 pages
...this place the pleasing preface, which Mr Dryden printed before his translation of M. Du Fresnoy 's poem. There is a charm in that great writer's prose,...criticism, yet it will always give pleasure to readers •f taste, even when it fails to satisfy their judgment." TO MR JERVAS, WITH FRESNOY's ART OF PAINTING,... | |
 | John Dryden, Walter Scott - 1808 - 520 pages
...this place the pleasing preface, which Mr Dryden printed before his translation of M. Du Fresnoy's poem. There is a charm in that great writer's prose,...criticism, yet it will always give pleasure to readers «f taste, even when it fails to satisfy their judgment." TO MR JERVAS, WITH FRESNOY's ART OF PAINTING,... | |
 | John Dryden, Walter Scott - 1808 - 564 pages
...mornings, containing a parallel between that art and poetry ; of which Mason has said, that though too superficial to stand the test of strict criticism,...pleasure to readers of taste, even when it fails to convince their judgment. This version appeared in 1695. Mr Malone conjectures, that our author was... | |
 | John Dryden - 1808 - 518 pages
...this place the pleasing preface, which Mr Dryden printed before his translation of M. Du Fresnoy's poem. There is a charm in that great writer's prose, peculiar to itself; end though, perhaps, the parallel between the, two arts, which he has here drawn, be too superficial... | |
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Poem. There is a charm in that great writer's prose peculiar to itself; and though, perhaps, the parallel between the two arts, which he has here drawn, be too superficial to stand the test of strict criticism, yet it will always give pleasure to readers... 
