 ... human figure ; sometimes we see the man appearing distinctly in all his limbs and features, sometimes we find the figure wrought up to a great elegancy, but seldom meet with any to which the hand of a Phidias or Praxiteles could not give several nice...  The Spectator - Page 1831778Full view - About this book
 | Spectator The - 1816 - 372 pages
...all his limbs and features; sometimes we find the figure wrought up to a great elegancy ; but seldom meet with any to which the hand of a Phidias or Praxiteles could not give se-» veral nice touches and finishings. Discourses of morality, and reflections upon human nature... | |
 | Nicolas Gouin Dufief - English language - 1817 - 594 pages
...all his limbs and features, sometimes we find the figure wrought up to a great elegancy, but seldom meet with any to •which the hand of a Phidias or Praxiteles could not give several nice touches and finishings. Sflectator. The Disadvantages of a Bad Education. Sir, I was condemned... | |
 | Spectator (London, England : 1711) - 1822 - 788 pages
...all his limbs and features, sometimes we find the figure wrought up to a great elegancy, but seldom meet with any to which the hand of a Phidias or Praxiteles could not give several nice touches and finishings. Discourses of morality, and reflections upon human nature, are... | |
 | Lionel Thomas Berguer - English essays - 1823 - 278 pages
...all his limbs and features, sometimes we find the figure wrought up to a great elegancy, but seldom meet with any to which the hand of a Phidias or Praxiteles could not give several nice touches and finishings. Discourses of morality, and reflections upon human nature, are... | |
 | British essayists - 1823 - 820 pages
...all his limbs and features ; sometimes we find the figure wrought up to a great elegancy, but seldom meet with any to which the hand of a Phidias or Praxiteles could not give several nice touches and finishings. Discourses of morality, and reflections upon human nature, are... | |
 | Edward Nares - Heraldry - 1823 - 386 pages
...all his limbs and features : sometimes we find the figure wrought up to great elegancy, but seldom meet with any to which the hand of a Phidias or Praxiteles could not give several nice touches and finishings." The Country 'Squire of old times was but rough hewn, chipped,... | |
 | Edward Nares - Precedence - 1824 - 424 pages
...all his limbs and features : sometimes we find the figure wrought up to great elegancy, but seldom meet with any to which the hand of a Phidias or Praxiteles could not give several nice touches and finiehings." The Country 'Squire of old times was but rough, hewn, chipped,... | |
 | Psychology - 1828 - 394 pages
...all his limbs and features, sometimes we find the figure wrought up to a great elegancy, but seldom meet with any to which the hand of a Phidias or Praxiteles could not give several nice touches and finishings. Discourses of morality, and reflections upon human nature, are... | |
 | J. Cherpilloud - French language - 1833 - 272 pages
...in all his limbs and features, sometimes we find the figure wrought up to great elegancy; but seldom meet with any to which the hand of a Phidias or Praxiteles could not give several nice touches and finishings. Discourses of morality, and reflections upon human nature, are... | |
 | 1836 - 932 pages
...all his limbs and features, sometimes we find the figure wrought op to a great elegancv, but seldom another in the nature of things; for where the several nice touches and finishings. Discourses of morality, and reflections upon human nature, are... | |
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