| Samuel Johnson - 1767 - 366 pages
...own part, I profefs & myfelf myfelf an Idler, and 'Jove to give my judgment, fuch as it is, frormmy immediate perceptions, without much fatigue of thinking ; and I am of opinion, that if a man has not thofe perceptions right, it will be vain for him to endeavour to fupply their place by rules ; which... | |
| Samuel Johnson - 1782 - 482 pages
...rules ; for whatever part of an art that can be executed, or criticifed thus, that part is no longer the work of Genius, which implies excellence out of the reach of rules. Ditto, ditto, p. i30. That reading may generally be fufpected to be right, which requires many words... | |
| Samuel Johnson, John Hawkins - 1787 - 442 pages
...genius -, for whatever part of an art can be executed or criticifed by rules, that part is no longer the work of genius, which implies excellence out of the reach of rules. For my own part, I profefs myfelf an Idler, and love to give my judgment, fuch as it is, from my immediate perceptions,... | |
| Samuel Johnson, John Hawkins - 1787 - 430 pages
...genius ; for whatever part of an art can be executed or criticifed by rules, that part is no longer the work' of genius, which implies excellence out of the reach of rules. For my own part, I profefs myfelf an Idler ^ and love to give my judgment, fuch as it is, from my immediate perceptions,... | |
| Samuel Johnson, John Hawkins - 1787 - 432 pages
...genius ; for whatever part of an art can be executed or criticifed by rules, that, part is no longer the work of genius, which implies excellence out of the reach of rules. For my own part, I profefs myfelf zn Idler, and love to give my judgment, fuch as.it is, from my immediate perceptions,... | |
| sir Joshua Reynolds - 1801 - 450 pages
...Genius ; for whatever part of an art can be executed or criticised by rules, that part is no longer the work of Genius, which implies excellence out of...part, I profess myself an Idler, and love to give my judgement, such as it is, from my immediate perceptions, without much fatigue of thinking; and I am... | |
| Sir Joshua Reynolds, Edmond Malone - 1801 - 452 pages
...Genius ; for whatever part of an art can be executed or criticised by rules, that part is no longer the work of Genius, which implies excellence out of...part, I profess myself an Idler, and love to give my judgement, such as it is, from my immediate perceptions, without much fatigue of thinking; and I am... | |
| Samuel Johnson - 1801 - 432 pages
...whatever part of an art can be executed or eriticifed by rules, that part is no longer the work of geniusy which implies excellence out of the reach of rules. For my own part I profefs myfelf an Idler, and love to give my judgment, fuch as it is, from my immediate perceptions,... | |
| 1803 - 222 pages
...genius ; for whatever part of An art can be executed or criticised by rules, that pai•t is no longer the work of genius, which implies excellence out of the reach of rules. For my part, I profess myself an Idler, and love to give my judgment, such as it is, from my immediate perceptions,... | |
| Samuel Johnson - 1804 - 594 pages
...rules ; , for whatever part of an art that can be executed or criticised thus, that part is no longer the work of genius, which implies excellence out of the reach of rules. Ibid. p. 1JO. That reading may generally be suspected to be right, which requires many words to prove... | |
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