 The detail of particulars, which does not assist the expression of the main characteristic, is worse than useless, it is mischievous, as it dissipates the attention, and draws it from the principal point. It may be remarked, that the impression which...  A letter to Uvedale Price, Esq., [by] H. Repton, A letter to H. Repton, Esq ... - Page 318by Sir Uvedale Price - 1810Full view - About this book
 | sir Joshua Reynolds - 1801 - 450 pages
...points. The detail of particulars, which does not assist the expression of the main characteristick, is worse than useless, it is mischievous, as it dissipates the attention, and draws it from the principal point, It may be remarked, that the impression which is left on our mind, even... | |
 | Sir Joshua Reynolds, Edmond Malone - 1801 - 452 pages
...points. The detail of particulars, which does not assist the expression of the main characteristick, is worse than useless, it is mischievous, as it dissipates the attention, and draws it from the principal point. It may be remarked^ that the impression which is left on our mind, even... | |
 | Sir Uvedale Price - 1810 - 420 pages
...paradoxical, I will mention a passage from one of Sir Joshua Reynold's Discourses, which struck me so forcibly when I first read it, and has since recurred to me...mischievous, " as it dissipates the Attention, and draws " it from the principal point. It may be " remarked, that the impression which is '* left on our mind,... | |
 | Sir Joshua Reynolds - 1819 - 446 pages
...leading points in a case, or the leading cases relative to those points. The detail of particulars, which does not assist the expression of the main characteristic^...mischievous, as it dissipates the attention, and draws it from tlieprincipal point. It may be remarked, that the impression which is left on our mind even... | |
 | sir Joshua Reynolds - 1819 - 440 pages
...points^ The detail of particulars, which does not assist the expression of the main characteristick, is worse than useless, it is mischievous, as it dissipates the attention, and draws it from theprincipalpoint. It may be remarked, that the impression which is left on our mind even of... | |
 | Sir Joshua Reynolds - 1824 - 324 pages
...leading points in a case, or the leading cases relative to those points. The detail of particulars, which does not assist the expression of the main characteristic,...mischievous, as it dissipates the attention, and draws it from the principal point. It may be remarked, that the impression which is left on our mind even... | |
 | sir Joshua Reynolds - 1835 - 536 pages
...leading points in a case, or the leading cases relative to those points. The detail of particulars, which does not assist the expression of the main characteristic,...mischievous, as it dissipates the attention, and draws it from the principal point. It may be remarked, that the impression which is left on our mind even... | |
 | Sir Joshua Reynolds - 1835 - 514 pages
...leading points in a case, or the leading cases relative to those points. The detail of particulars, which does not assist the expression of the main characteristic,...mischievous, as it dissipates the attention, and draws it from the principal point. It may be remarked, that the impression which is left on our mind even... | |
 | Sir Joshua Reynolds - 1842 - 318 pages
...leading points in a case, or the leading cases relative to those points. The detail of particulars, which does not assist the expression of the main characteristic,...mischievous, as it dissipates the attention, and draws it from the principal point. It may be remarked, that the impression which is left on our mind, even... | |
 | Sir Joshua Reynolds - 1846 - 506 pages
...leading points in a case, or the leading cases relative to those points. The detail of particulars, which does not assist the expression of the main characteristic,...mischievous, as it dissipates the attention, and draws it from the principal point. It may be remarked, that the impression which is left on our mind even... | |
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