 The Italian, attends only to the invariable, the great and general ; ideas which are fixed and inherent in universal nature; the Dutch, on the contrary, to literal truth and a minute exactness in the detail, as I may say, of nature modified by accident....  The Works of Samuel Johnson, LL.D. - Page 289by Samuel Johnson - 1825Full view - About this book
 | Samuel Johnson - 1811 - 386 pages
...more in our native counti-y." -No. 82. SATURDAY, NOVEMBER JO, 1759. TO THE IDLER. sIR, 13 ISCOURSING in my last letter on the different practice of the...of the Italian masters. If it can be proved that by tiiis choice they selected the most beautiful part of the creation, it will shew how much their principles... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1811 - 386 pages
...contrarieties which cannot subsist together, and which destroy the efficacy of each other. The Italian attends only to the invariable, the great and general...ideas which are fixed and inherent in universal nature ; the Dutch, on the contrary, to literal truth and a minute exactness in the detail, as I may say of... | |
 | 1792 - 620 pages
...DISCOURSING in my lad letter on the different practice of the Italian and Dutch painters, I obferved that the Italian painter attends only to the invariable, the great and general ideas which are fired and inherent in univerfal nature. I was led into thefubjeft of this letter by endeavouring to... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1818 - 420 pages
...shelter in their ships, and reign once more in our native country." No. 82. SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 10, 1759TO THE IDLER. SIR, DISCOURSING in my last letter on the...selected the most beautiful part of the creation, it will shew how much their principles are founded on reason, and at the same time discover the origin of our... | |
 | Sir Joshua Reynolds - 1819 - 446 pages
...contrarieties which cannot subsist together, and which destroy the efficacy of each other. The Italian attends only to the invariable, the great and general...which are fixed and inherent in universal Nature; the Dutch, on the contrary, to literal truth and a minute exactness in the detail, as I may say, of... | |
 | sir Joshua Reynolds - 1819 - 440 pages
...contrarieties which cannot subsist together, and which destroy the efficacy of each other. The Italian attends only to the invariable, the great and general...ideas which are fixed and inherent in universal Nature ; the Dutch, on the contrary, to literal truth and a minute exactness in the detail, as I may say,... | |
 | 1819 - 792 pages
...imitation. The enlightened angler does not condescend to imitate specifically the detail of things — he attends only to the invariable, the great, and general ideas which are inherent in nature. He throws his fly lightly and with elegance on the surface of the glittering waters,... | |
 | 1819 - 792 pages
...imitation. The enlightened angler does not condescend to imitate specifically the detail of things — he attends only to the invariable, the great, and general ideas which are inherent in nature. He throws his fly lightly and with elegance on the surface of the glittering waters,... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1820 - 428 pages
...contrarieties which cannot subsist together, and which destroy the efficacy of each other. The Italian attends only to the invariable, the great and general...ideas which are fixed and inherent in universal nature ; the Dutch, on the contrary, to literal truth and a minute exactness in the detail, as I may say of... | |
 | Samuel Johnson, Arthur Murphy - 1820 - 430 pages
...contrarieties which cannot subsist together, and which destroy the efficacy of each other. The Italian attends only to the invariable, the great and general...ideas which are fixed and inherent in universal nature ; the Dutch, on the contrary, to literal truth and a minute exactness in the detail, as I may say of... | |
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