Poetical Works, Zväzok 1W. Porter, 1785 |
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Strana 12
... light . But Grace confign'd , while her fair works he plann'd , Her fofteft pencil to APELLES ' hand : Yet oft to gain fublimer heights he ftrove , t Such ftrong expreffion mark'd his mimic Jove , Inimitably great he seem'd to tower ...
... light . But Grace confign'd , while her fair works he plann'd , Her fofteft pencil to APELLES ' hand : Yet oft to gain fublimer heights he ftrove , t Such ftrong expreffion mark'd his mimic Jove , Inimitably great he seem'd to tower ...
Strana 14
... light and shade . Tho ' PARMA claim it for her rival fon , § The praise of sweetest grace thy pencil won : Unhappy genius ! tho ' of skill divine , Unjutt neglect , and penury were thine . Lamenting o'er thy labours unrepaid , Afflicted ...
... light and shade . Tho ' PARMA claim it for her rival fon , § The praise of sweetest grace thy pencil won : Unhappy genius ! tho ' of skill divine , Unjutt neglect , and penury were thine . Lamenting o'er thy labours unrepaid , Afflicted ...
Strana 17
... light , and magic gloom . These strong illufions are fupremely thine , And laugh at Imitation's vague defign : So near to blemishes thy beauties run , Those who affect thy fplendor are undone : While thy rash rivals , loofe and ...
... light , and magic gloom . These strong illufions are fupremely thine , And laugh at Imitation's vague defign : So near to blemishes thy beauties run , Those who affect thy fplendor are undone : While thy rash rivals , loofe and ...
Strana 19
... lights withdrawn , Confufion and Misrule Seize the vain pencil of the Gallic school : Tho ' FRESNOY teaches , in Horatian song , ‡ The laws and limits that to Art belong ; In vain he strives , with Attic judgment chafte , To crush the ...
... lights withdrawn , Confufion and Misrule Seize the vain pencil of the Gallic school : Tho ' FRESNOY teaches , in Horatian song , ‡ The laws and limits that to Art belong ; In vain he strives , with Attic judgment chafte , To crush the ...
Strana 24
... light of Painting feem'd to dawn , Fierce HARRY reign'd , who , foon with pleafure cloy'd , * Now lov'd , now fcorn'd , now worship'd , now destroy'd . Thee as his Wives , enchanting Art ! he priz'd , Now fought to crown thee , now thy ...
... light of Painting feem'd to dawn , Fierce HARRY reign'd , who , foon with pleafure cloy'd , * Now lov'd , now fcorn'd , now worship'd , now destroy'd . Thee as his Wives , enchanting Art ! he priz'd , Now fought to crown thee , now thy ...
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addreffed æther bafe beauty bleft bofom breaſt bright celebrated cenfure charms compofition defign defire delight difplay earth enchanting facred faid fair fame Fancy fays fcene fecret feems fhall fhew fink fire firft firſt fmile foft fome fond foon foul fpeaks fpirit fpread fprings Froiffart ftill ftrong fubject fublime fuch fullen fweet fwelling Genius glory grace Guife heart Hiftorian Hiftory himſelf honour juft juftly King laft lefs Livy Lodovico Caracci Love luftre lyre Maid mind moft moſt Mufe muſt nobler NOTE Nymph o'er obferve OLORUS paffage paffion pafs painter Painting pencil pleaſe pleaſure Plutarch praife praiſe prefent pride raiſe reign rife rofe ſcene SERENA ſhe ſkill SOPHROSYNE ſpeak Spleen Sprite ſtate ſtill ſweet Tacitus tender thee thefe theſe thine thofe thoſe thou thro Thucydides Titian toils Truth vafe verfe VERSE vifit virtue whofe whoſe youth
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Strana 9 - The youth to exile from his faithful fair, He in fond dreams hangs o'er her glowing cheek, Still owns her prefent, and...
Strana 195 - GiRARD, fecretary to this duke, and no contemptible biographer , relates, that this hiftory came down to the place where the old man refided in Gafcony, a little before his death; that he read it to him, that the duke confirmed the truth of the narrations in it, and feemed only furprifed by what means the author could be fo well informed of the moft fecret councils and meafures of thofe times.
Strana 132 - And give falfe vigour to the weaker caufe; To paint a fpecious fcene with niceft art, Retouch the whole, and...
Strana 149 - Tho' keen her fpirit, her attachment fond, Bafe fervice cannot fuit with Friendship's bond ; Too firm from Duty's facred path to turn, 375 She breathes an honeft figh of deep concern, And pities Genius, when his wild career Gives Faith a wound, or Innocence a fear. Humility...
Strana 129 - And made the intereft of mankind her care ; Pleas'd her grave brow with garlands to adorn, And from the rofe of Knowledge ftrip the thorn. THY lively Eloquence, in profe,. in verfe, Still keenly bright, and elegantly terfe, 355.
Strana 218 - ... as the face of one well disposed. But it was to the disadvantage of the painter, for it was best when he spake. His worth may bear a tale or two, that may put upon him somewhat that may seem divine. When the Lady Margaret his mother had divers great suitors for marriage...
Strana 8 - Difpels the cloud, with melancholy fraught, That abfence throws upon her tender thought. Bleft be the pencil ! whofe enchantment gives To wounded Love the food on which he lives. Rich in this gift, tho...
Strana 43 - Dibutades, a potter of Sicyon, first formed likenesses in clay at Corinth, but was indebted to his daughter for the invention — The girl, being in love with a young man who was soon going from her into some remote country, traced out the lines of his face from his shadow on the wall by candle-light Her father filling up the lines with clay formed a bust, and hardened it in the fire with the rest of his earthen ware.
Strana 144 - It may in ruder periods ; but in thofe, Where all the luxury of Learning flows, To Truth's plain fare no palate will fubmit, Each reader grows an Epicure in Wit ; And Knowledge muft his nicer tafte beguile 225 With all the poignant charms of Attic ftyle.
Strana 233 - I fear most ineffectually) for powers to unite some touches of the sportive wildness of Ariosto, and the more serious sublime painting of Dante, with some portion of the enchanting elegance, the refined imagination, and the moral graces of Pope ; and to do this, if possible, without violating those rules of propriety which Mr.