 | Samuel Johnson, John Hawkins - 1787 - 442 σελίδες
...concerning its beauty, before we exert our underftanding to judge of its fitnefs. From what has been faid, it may be inferred, that the works of nature, if we compare one fpecics with another, are all equally beautiful; and that preference is given from cuftom, or fome... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1792 - 432 σελίδες
...concerning its beauty, before we exert our underftanding to judge of its fitnefs. From what has been faid, it may be inferred, that the works of nature, if we compare one fpecies with another, are all equally beautiful; and that preference is given from cuflom, or fome... | |
 | sir Joshua Reynolds - 1801 - 450 σελίδες
...beauty ; but supposing we were proper judges of what form is the most proper in an animal to constitute strength or swiftness, we always determine concerning...beauty, before we exert our understanding to judge of his fitness. From what has been said, it may be inferred, that the works of Nature, if we compare one... | |
 | Alexander Chalmers - 1802 - 210 σελίδες
...beauty; but supposing we were proper judges of what form is the most proper in an animal to constitute strength or swiftness, we always determine concerning...beautiful; and that preference is given from custom, or some association of ideas ; and that, in creatures of the same species, beauty is the medium or centre... | |
 | 1803 - 222 σελίδες
...beauty; but supposing we were proper judges of what' form is the most proper in an animal to constitute strength or swiftness, we always determine concerning...beautiful; and that preference is given from custom, or some association of ideas: and that in creatures of the same species, beauty i& the medium or centre... | |
 | Alexander Chalmers - 1808 - 464 σελίδες
...beauty; but supposing we were proper judges of what form is the most proper in an animal to constitute strength or swiftness, we always determine concerning...beautiful; and that preference is given from custom, or some association of ideas; and that, in creatures of the same species, beauty is the medium or centre... | |
 | Alexander Chalmers - 1808 - 410 σελίδες
...beauty ; but supposing we were proper judges of what form is the most proper in an animal to constitute strength or swiftness, we always determine concerning...the works of nature, if we compare one species with mother, are all equally beautiful; and that preference is given from custom, or some association of... | |
 | Sir Joshua Reynolds, Edmond Malone - 1809 - 468 σελίδες
...beauty; but supposing we were proper judges of what form is the most proper in an animal to constitute strength or swiftness, we always determine concerning...beauty, before we exert our understanding to judge of his fitness. From what has been said, it may be inferred, that the works of Nature, if we compare one... | |
 | Sir Joshua Reynolds - 1809 - 442 σελίδες
...beauty; but supposing we were proper judges of what form is the most proper in an animal to constitute strength or swiftness, we always determine concerning...beauty, before we exert our understanding to judge of his fitness. From what has been said, it may be inferred, that the works of Nature, if we compare one... | |
 | sir Uvedale Price (bart.) - 1810 - 418 σελίδες
...to be causes of beauty (in which he agrees with Mr. Byrke) he thus makes a sort of recapitulation : "from what •*' has been said, it may be inferred that the " works of nature, if we compare one spe•*custom, or some association of ideas ; " and that in creatures of the same species, " beauty... | |
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strength or swiftness, we always determine concerning its beauty, before we exert our understanding to judge of its fitness. From what has been said, it may be inferred, that the works of nature, if we compare one species with another, are all equally... 
