 There may perhaps be too great an indulgence, as well as too great a restraint of imagination; and if the one produces incoherent monsters, the other produces what is full as bad, lifeless insipidity. An intimate knowledge of the passions, and good sense,...  Works - Side 281av Samuel Johnson - 1811Uten tilgangsbegrensning - Om denne boken
 | Samuel Johnson, John Hawkins - 1787 - 442 sider
...believe with reafon, that Michael An<gelo fometimes tranfgrefled thofe limits; and I think I have feen figures of him of which it was very difficult to determine whether they were in the higheft degree fublime or extremely ridiculous. Such faults may be faid to be the ebullitions of genius... | |
 | Samuel Johnson, John Hawkins - 1787 - 430 sider
...believe with reafon, that Michael Angela fometimes tranfgrefled thofe limits ; and I think. I have feen figures of him of which it was very difficult to determine whether they were in the higheft degree fublime or extremely ridiculous. Such faults may be faid to be the ebullitions of genius... | |
 | Samuel Johnson, John Hawkins - 1787 - 432 sider
...believe with reafon, that Michael Angelo fometimes tranfgrefTed thofc limits ; and I think I have feen figures of him of which it was very difficult to determine whether they were in the higheft degree fublime or extremely ridiculous. Such faults may be faid to be the ebullitions of genius... | |
 | 1787 - 528 sider
...believe with reafon, that Michael Angelo fometimes tranfgreíTcd thofe limits ; and I think I have feen figures of him of which it was very difficult to determine whether they were in the highelt degree iublime or extremely ridiculous. Such faults may be faid to be the ebullitions of ge""•»•... | |
 | sir Joshua Reynolds - 1801 - 450 sider
...is full as bad, lifeless insipidity. An intimate knowledge of the passions, and good sense, but not common sense, must at last determine its limits. It...transgressed .those limits ; and I think I have seen figures .by him, of .which it was very difficult to determine, whether they were in the highest degree sublime... | |
 | Sir Joshua Reynolds, Edmond Malone - 1801 - 452 sider
...is full as bad, lifeless insipidity. An intimate knowledge of the passions, and good sense, but not common sense, must at last determine its limits. It...reason, that, Michael Angelo sometimes transgressed ihose limits ; and I think I have seen figures by him, of which it was very difficult to •determine,... | |
 | Sir Joshua Reynolds - 1809 - 442 sider
...is full as bad, lifeless insipidity. An intimate knowledge of the passions, and good sense, but not common sense, must at last determine its limits. It has been thought, and"! believe with reason, that Michael Angelo sometimes transgressed those limits; and I think I have seen... | |
 | sir Martin Archer Shee - 1809 - 438 sider
...by eminent authorities.* Reynolds says, that he has seen figures of Michael Angelo, of which it was difficult to determine, whether they were in the " highest degree sublime," or in the "greatest degree ridiculous." Who shall walk in safety on this brink ? whose Taste (hall hope... | |
 | Martin Archer Shee - 1809 - 442 sider
...by eminent authorities.* Reynolds says, that he has seen figures of Michael Angelo, of which it was difficult to determine, whether they were in the " highest degree sublime," or in the "greatest degree ridiculous." Who shall walk in safety on this brink ? whose Taste shall hope... | |
 | sir Joshua Reynolds - 1819 - 440 sider
...is full as bad, lifeless insipidity. An intimate knowledge of the passions and good sense, but not common sense, must at last determine its limits. It...transgressed those limits ; and I think I have seen figures by him, of which it was very difficult to determine, whether they were in the highest degree sublime... | |
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