 | Sir Joshua Reynolds - 1778 - 346 sider
...proceed fo flowly as to efcape obfervation. A facility of drawing, like that of playing upon a mufical instrument, cannot be acquired but by an infinite number of acts. I need not, therefore, ['53 J therefore, inforce by many words the neceffity of continual application ; nor tell you that... | |
 | Henry Kett - 1805 - 340 sider
...courser. Persian Proverb, v pleasure of perceiving those advances, which like the hand of a clock, whilst they make hourly approaches to their point, yet proceed so slowly as to escape observation." Sir J, Reynolds. If you take an extensive survey of the world, you may remark that nothing great or... | |
 | Henry Kett - 1805 - 340 sider
...Arabian courser. Persian Proverb. pleasure of perceiving those advances, which like the hand of a clock, whilst they make hourly approaches to their point, yet proceed so slowly as to escape observation." Sir J, Reynolds. If you take an extensive survey of the world, you may remark that nothing great or... | |
 | Sir Joshua Reynolds, Edmond Malone - 1809 - 476 sider
...habits of industry, without the pleasure of perceiving those advances; which, like the hand of a clock, whilst they make hourly approaches to their point,...hands. Various methods will occur to you by which this $ ' power may be acquired. I would particularly recommend, that after your return from the Academy,... | |
 | Sir Joshua Reynolds - 1819 - 610 sider
...habits of industry, without the pleasure of perceiving those advances ; which, like the hand of a clock, whilst they make hourly approaches to their point,...hands. Various methods will occur to you by which this power may be acquired. I would particularly recommend, that after your return from the Academy, (where... | |
 | Sir Joshua Reynolds, Edmond Malone - 1819 - 614 sider
...habits of industry, without the pleasure of perceiving those advances ; which, like the hand of a clock, whilst they make hourly approaches to their point,...hands. Various methods will occur to you by which this power may be acquired. I would particularly recommend, that after your return from the Academy, (where... | |
 | Albert Picket - 1820 - 314 sider
...habits of industry, without the pleasure of perceiving those advances, which, like the hand of a clock, whilst they make hourly approaches to their point, yet proceed so slowly as to escape observation.' 9. If you take an extensive survey of the world, you may remark that nothing great or laudable, nothing... | |
 | Sir Joshua Reynolds - 1824 - 332 sider
...habits of industry, without the pleasure of perceiving those advances, which, like the hand of a clock, whilst they make hourly approaches to their point,...hands. Various methods will occur to you by which this power may be acquired. I would particularly recommend, that after your return from the Academy, (.where... | |
 | sir Joshua Reynolds - 1824 - 332 sider
...habits of industry, without the pleasure of perceiving those advances, which, like the hand of a clock, whilst they make hourly approaches to their point,...cannot be acquired but by an infinite number of acts. 1 need not, therefore, enforce by many words the necessity of continual application ; nor tell you... | |
 | Sir William Chambers, Joseph Gwilt - 1825 - 378 sider
...Italian Artist1, whose taste and luxuriance of fancy were unusually great, and the effect of whose make hourly approaches to their point, yet proceed so slowly as to escape observation." Second Discourse on Painting. [ED0 1 Giov. Battista Piranesi, the celebrated engraver, is here alluded... | |
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Excellence is never granted to man, but as the reward of labour. It argues indeed no small strength of mind to persevere in habits of industry, without the pleasure of perceiving those advances; which, like the hand of a clock, whilst they make hourly... 
