 | Samuel Johnson - 1767 - 366 sider
...beautiful form ; for we have no criterion of form by which to determine our judgment. He who fays a fwan is more beautiful than a dove, means little more than...gives the preference to the dove, does it from fome aflbciation of ideas of innocence that he always annexes to the dove ; but if he pretends to defend... | |
 | Samuel Johnson, John Hawkins - 1787 - 430 sider
...beautiful form ; for we have no criterion of form by which to determine our judgment. He who fays a fwan is more beautiful than a dove, means little more than...either from the ftatelinefs of its motions or its being 3. more rare bird ; and he who gives the preference to the dove, does it from fome affociation of ideas... | |
 | 1787 - 528 sider
...beautiful form; for we have no criterion of form, by .which te determine our judgment. He who fays a fvvan is more beautiful than a dove, means little more than...he has more pleafure in feeing a fwan than a dove, cither from the Itatelinefs of it's motions or it's being a more rare bird; and lie who gives the preference... | |
 | Samuel Johnson, John Hawkins - 1787 - 432 sider
...beautiful form; for we have no criterion of form by which to determine our judgment. He who fays a fwan is more beautiful than a dove, means little more than...he has more pleafure in feeing a fwan than a dove, cither from the ftarelinefs of its motions or its being a more rare bird ; and he who gives the preference... | |
 | Samuel Johnson, John Hawkins - 1787 - 442 sider
...better determine to which he fhould give {he preference, having feen only thofe two. To diftinguifh a more rare bird -, and he who gives the preference to the dove, does it from fome aflbciation of idea* pf innocence that he always annexes to the dove ; but if he pretends to defend... | |
 | Colin Macfarquhar, George Gleig - 1797 - 450 sider
...te determine our judgment. He who fays a fwan is more beautiful than a dove, means little more thin that he has more pleafure in feeing a fwan than a dove, either from the llatelinefs of its motions, or its being a more rare bird ; and he who gives . the preference to the... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1801 - 432 sider
...beautiful form ; for we have no criterion of form by which to determine our judgment. He who fays a fwan is more beautiful than a dove, means little more than...he has more pleafure in feeing a fwan than a dove, cither froiu the ftatelinefs of its motions, or its being > . a more a more rare bird ; and he who... | |
 | sir Joshua Reynolds - 1801 - 450 sider
...beautiful form ; for we have no criterion of form by which to determine our judgement. He who says a swan is more beautiful than a dove, means little more than that he has more pleasure in seeing a swan than a dove, either from the stateliness of its motions, or its being a more... | |
 | Sir Joshua Reynolds, Edmond Malone - 1801 - 452 sider
...beautiful form ; for we have no criterion of form by which to determine our judgement. He who says a swan is more beautiful than a dove, means little more than that he has more pleasure in seeing a swan than a dove, either from the stateliness of its motions, or its being a more... | |
 | 1803 - 222 sider
...beautiful form ; for we have no criterion of form by which to determine our judgment. He who says a swan is more beautiful than a dove, means little more than that he has more pleasure in seeing a swan than a dove, either from the stateliness of its motions or its being a more... | |
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That we prefer one to the other, and with very good reason, will be readily granted ; but it does not follow from thence that we think it a more beautiful form ; for we have no criterion of form by which to determine our judgment. 
