 | William Mason - 1796 - 264 σελίδες
...feems very probable from the Jefait's Letters, and more from Chambers's little difcourfe published fome years ago ; but it is very certain we copied...forty years fince the Art was born among us, and as /lire we then had no information on this head front China at all," See Mtmoirt of Mr. Gray, $e8xut... | |
 | Thomas Gray - 1807 - 728 σελίδες
...very probable from the Jesuits' Letters, and more from Chambers's little discourse, published some years ago*; but it is very certain we copied nothing...thing but nature for our model. It is not forty years since the art was born among usf; and it is sure that there was nothing in Europe like it; and as sure,... | |
 | William Mason - 1811 - 524 σελίδες
...very probable from the Jesuit's letters, and " more from Chambers's little discourse published some " years ago ; but it is very certain we copied nothing...but Nature for our " model. It is not forty years since the art was born " among us, and as sure we then had no information on " this head from China... | |
 | William Mason - 1811 - 520 σελίδες
...very probable from the Jesuit's letters, and " more from Chambers's little discourse published some "years ago; but it is very certain we copied nothing...but Nature for our " model. It is not forty years since the art was born " among us, and as sure we then had no information on " this head from China... | |
 | 1821 - 394 σελίδες
...academy for painters in Italy : they have been sinee collected in the Leghorn edition of his works. ago ;* but it is very certain we copied nothing from...thing but nature for our model. It is not forty years since the art was born among us ;-f and it is sure that there was nothing in Europe like it; and as... | |
 | Thomas Gray, William Mason - 1820 - 548 σελίδες
...very probable from the Jesuits' Letters, and more from Chambers's little discourse, published some years ago ;* but it is very certain we copied nothing...thing but Nature for our model. It is not forty years since the art was born among us ;f and it is sure that there was nothing in Europe like it ; and as... | |
 | Thomas Gray, William Mason - 1827 - 468 σελίδες
...very probable from the Jesuits' Letters, and more from Chambers's little discourse, published some years ago ;* but it is very certain we copied nothing...thing but Nature for our model. It is not forty years since the art was born among us ;f and it is sure that there was nothing in Europe like it; and as... | |
 | Horace Walpole - 1827 - 400 σελίδες
...Chinese have this beautiful art in high perfection, is very probable ; but it is very certain that we copied nothing from them, nor had any thing but nature for our model." Gray's Works, v. 2, p. 300. t Les Jardins, ou tart d'embellir les Pay sages, par fAbbe' De Lille, nouvelle... | |
 | Thomas Gray - 1836 - 336 σελίδες
...probable from the Jesuits' Letters, and more from Chambers's little discourse, published some years ago ;J but it is very certain we copied nothing from them,...thing but nature for our model. It is not forty years since the art » And— MS. t This is not in the Original in this place. — Ed. L'Ippolito Pindemonte... | |
 | 1848 - 662 σελίδες
...very probable from the Jesuits' letters, and ' more from Chanibcrs's little discourse, published some years ' ago ; but it is very certain we copied nothing...thing but nature for our model. It is not forty years ' since the art was born among us ; and it is sure that there was ' nothing in Europe like it ; and... | |
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It is not forty years since the art was born among us ;f and it is sure that there was nothing in Europe like it ; and as sure, we then had no information on this head from China at... 
