 Such faults may be said to be the ebullitions of genius; but at least he had this merit, that he never was insipid, and whatever passion his works may excite, they will always escape contempt. What I have had under consideration is the...  Elements of art, a poem - Page 194by sir Martin Archer Shee - 1809Full view - About this book
 | Sir Joshua Reynolds, Edmond Malone - Art - 1801 - 452 pages
...sometimes transgressed ihose 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 or extremely ridiculous. Such faults may be said to be the ebullition, of Genius; but at least he had... | |
 | sir Joshua Reynolds - 1801 - 450 pages
...sometimes 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 or extremely ridiculous. Such faults may be said to be the ebullition, of Genius ; but at least he had... | |
 | English essays - 1803 - 222 pages
...Angelo sometimes transgressed those limits ; and I think I have seen figures of him of which it was very difficult to determine whether they were in the highest degree sublime or extremely ridiculous. Such faults may be said to be the ebullitions of genius ; but at least he had... | |
 | Martin Archer Shee - Aesthetics - 1809 - 442 pages
...man's more awful scene hereafter springs ; The celebrated passage of Genesis, quoted by Longinus, " Let there be light, and there was light," has been denied...Who shall walk in safety on this brink ? whose Taste shall hope to be fixed, where the pendulum of Reynolds shakes" with so tremendous a vibration ? But... | |
 | Martin Archer Shee - Aesthetics - 1809 - 444 pages
...possess this quality by eminent authorities.* Reynolds says, that he has seen figures of Michael Angelq, of which it was difficult to determine, whether they...Who shall walk in safety on this brink ? whose Taste shall hope to be fixed, where the pendulum of Reynolds shakes with so tremendous a vibration ? But... | |
 | 1810 - 500 pages
...nubila condit. JEn. 4. v. 177. ie She walks on the earth, and hides her head in the clouds. *hat he hat! seen figures of MICHAEL ANGELO, of which it was difficult...determine, whether they were in the highest degree rmblime, or In the greatest degree ridiculous. Here seems to be a parallel case, and with all due deference... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1810 - 428 pages
...Angelo sometimes transgressed those limits ; and I think I have seen figures of him of which it was very difficult to determine whether they were in the highest degree sublime or extremely ridiculous. Such faults may be said to be the ebullitions of genius; but at least he had... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1811 - 386 pages
...sometimes transgressed those limits ; and I think I have seen figures of him, of which it was very difficult to determine whether they were in the highest degree sublime; or extremely ridiculous. Such faults may be said to be the ebullitions of genius ; but at least he had... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - English literature - 1816 - 484 pages
...Angelo sometimes transgressed those limits ; and I think I have seen figures of him of which it was very difficult to determine whether they were in the highest degree sublime or extremely ridiculous. Such faults may be said to be the ebullitions of genius ; but at least he had... | |
 | sir Joshua Reynolds - 1819 - 440 pages
...sometimes 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 or extremely ridiculous. Such faults may be said to be the ebullition of Genius ; but at least he had... | |
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