 | Sir Uvedale Price - 1810 - 420 pages
...preference is custom, which, in a'certain $en$e,make» white black, and black white : it is custom alone, determines our preference of the colour of the Europeans to the Ethiopians; and they, for the same reason prefer their own colour to ours. This he illustrates in a very ingenious manner, by saying,... | |
 | Sir Uvedale Price - 1810 - 420 pages
...preference is custom, which, in a certain $cnse,ina.kes white black, and black white ; it! is custom alone, determines our preference of the colour of the Europeans to the Ethiopians; and they, for the same reason prefer their own colour to ours. This he illustrates in a very ingenious manner, by sa}ring,... | |
 | 1792 - 620 pages
...is habit and cufiom; cuflom makes, in a certain fenfe, white black, and black white : it is cuftom alone determines our preference of the colour of the...will doubt, if one of their painters was to paint theGoddefs of Beauty, but that h£ would reprefenther black, with thick judge of itsfunefs. lips, flat... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1811 - 386 pages
...is habit and custom : custom makes, in a certain sense, white black, and black white ; it is custom alone determines our preference of the colour of the Europeans to the .(Ethiopians, and they, for the same reason, prefer their own colour to ours. I suppose nobody will doubt, if one of their painters... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1811 - 386 pages
...is habit and custom : custom makes, in a certain sense, white black, and black white ; it is custom alone determines our preference of the colour of the Europeans to the jfcthiopians, and they, for the same reason, prefer their own colour to ours. 1 suppose nobody will... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1816 - 484 pages
...is habit and custom ; custom makes, in a certain sense, white black, and black white ; it is custom alone determines our preference of the colour of the Europeans to the ^Ethiopians ; and they, for the same reason, prefer their own colour to ours. I suppose nobody will doubt, if one of their painters... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1818 - 420 pages
...is habit and custom : custom makes, in a certain sense, white black, and black white ; it is custom alone determines our preference of the colour of the Europeans to the ^Ethiopians ; and they, for the wutie reason, prefer their own colour to ours. I suppose nobody will doubt, if one of their painters... | |
 | Sir Joshua Reynolds - 1819 - 446 pages
...is habit and custom ; custom makes, in a certain sense, white black, and black white ; it is custom alone determines our preference of the colour of the Europeans to the Ethiopians, and they, for the same reason, prefer their own colour to ours. I suppose no body will doubt, if one of their Painters... | |
 | sir Joshua Reynolds - 1819 - 440 pages
...is habit and custom ; custom makes, in a certain sense, white black, and black white ; it is custom alone determines our preference of the colour of the Europeans to the Ethiopians, and they, for the same reason, prefer their own colour to ours. I suppose no body will doubt, if one of their Painters... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1820 - 428 pages
...is habit and custom ; custom makes, in a certain sense, white black, and black white; it is custom alone determines our preference of the colour of the Europeans to the ^Ethiopians ; and they, for the same reason, prefer their own colour to ours. I suppose nobody will doubt, if one of their painters... | |
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I suppose nobody will doubt, if one of their painters were to paint the goddess of beauty, but that he would represent her black, with thick lips, flat nose, and woolly hair ; and, it seems to me, he would act very unnaturally if he did not... 
