 | Sir Joshua Reynolds - 1778 - 346 σελίδες
...Nature. '. The greateft natural genius cannot fubfift on its own ftock : he who refolves never to ranfack any mind but his own, will be foon reduced, from mere...himfelf, and to repeat what he has before often repeated. Wheri we know the fubject defigned by fuch men, it will never be difficult to guefs what kind of work... | |
 | Sir Joshua Reynolds, Edmond Malone - 1801 - 440 σελίδες
...reduced, from mere barrenness, to the poorest of all imitations; he will be obliged to imitate himself, and to repeat what he has before often repeated. When we know the subject designed by such men, it will never be difficult to guess what kind of work is to be produced.... | |
 | Sir Joshua Reynolds, Edmond Malone - 1809 - 476 σελίδες
...reduced, from mere barrenness, to the poorest of all imitations; he will be obliged to imitate himself, and to repeat what he has before often repeated. When we know the subject designed by s uch men, it will never be difficult to guess what kind of work is to be produced.... | |
 | Sir Joshua Reynolds - 1819 - 610 σελίδες
...reduced, from mere barrenness, to the poorest of all imitations ; he will be obliged to imitate himself, and to repeat what he has before often repeated. When we know the subject designed by such men, it will never be difficult to guess what kind of work is to be produced.... | |
 | Sir Joshua Reynolds, Edmond Malone - 1819 - 614 σελίδες
...reduced, from mere barrenness, to the poorest of all imitations ; he will be obliged to imitate himself, and to repeat what he has before often repeated. When we know the subject designed by such men, it will never be difficult to guess what kind of work is to be produced.... | |
 | Sir Joshua Reynolds - 1824 - 332 σελίδες
...reduced, from mere barrenness, to the poorest of all imitations ; he will be obliged to imitate himself, and to repeat what he has before often repeated. When we know the subject designed by such men, it will never be difficult to guess what kind of work is to be produced.... | |
 | sir Joshua Reynolds - 1835 - 726 σελίδες
...reduced, from mere barrenness, to the poorest of all imitations ; he will be obliged to imitate himself, and to repeat what he has before often repeated. When we know the subject designed by such men, it will never be difficult to guess what kind of work is to be produced.... | |
 | Sir Joshua Reynolds - 1842 - 318 σελίδες
...reduced, from mere barrenness, to the poorest of all imitations; he will be obliged to imitate himself, and to repeat what he has before often repeated. When we know the subject designed by such men, it will never be difficult to guess what kind of work is to be produced.... | |
 | Half hours - 1847 - 616 σελίδες
...reduced, from mere barrenness, to the poorest of all imitations ; he will be obliged to imitate himself, and to repeat what he has before often repeated. When we know the •subject designed by such men, it will never be difficult to guess what kind of work is to be produced.... | |
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... discovery and selection of all that is great and noble in nature. The greatest natural genius cannot subsist on its own stock: he who resolves never to ransack any mind but his own will be soon reduced, from mere barrenness, to the poorest of all... 
