 ... overbearing. The desire of shining in conversation was in him indeed a predominant passion; and if it must be attributed to vanity, let it at the same time be recollected, that it produced that loquaciousness from which his more intimate friends derived...  The British Critic - Page 5851798Full view - About this book
 | Great Britain - 1798 - 932 pages
...loqimcioufntfs from which his more intimate friends derived confidence advantage. The obCervations which he made on poetry, on life, and on every thing...us, I applied to our art ; with what fuccefs others muft judge. Perhaps an nrtift in his Ihidies (liould purfue the fame conduct ; and inftead of patching... | |
 | English literature - 1798 - 484 pages
...thole who looked up to !¡¡TI. It was here he exhibited his wonderful powers." " The obfervations which he made on poetry, on life, and on every thing about us, I applied to our art, with what fucceis ethers mull judge. Perhaps an artift in his liudies mould purfue the lame conduit ; and, inftenrf... | |
 | English literature - 1798 - 554 pages
...talk to thofe who looked up to him. It was here he exhibited hU wonderful powers." " The ohfcrvations which he made on poetry, on life, and on every thing about us, 1 applied to our art, with what fucceis others mud judge. Perhaps an artilt in his itudies mould purfue... | |
 | 1798 - 756 pages
...loquacioufnefs from which his more intimate friends derived confiderable advantage. The obfervations which he made on poetry, on life, and on every thing about IK, I applied to our art ; with what fuccefs others mult judge. Perhaps an artift in his ftudies mould... | |
 | Sir Joshua Reynolds, Edmond Malone - Art - 1801 - 440 pages
...loquaciousness from which his more intimate friends derived considerable advantage. The observations which he made on poetry, on life, and on every thing about us, I applied to our art; with what success others must judge. Perhaps an artist in his studies should pursue the same conduct; and instead... | |
 | British essayists - 1802 - 220 pages
...loquaciousness from which his more intimate friends derived considerable advantage. The observations which he made on poetry, on life, and on every thing about us, I applied to our art, with what success others must judge." — When we peruse such a character of Dr. JOHNSON, from the pen of Sir... | |
 | English literature - 1803 - 624 pages
...loquaciousness from which his more intimate friends derived considerable advantage. The observations which lie made on poetry, on life, and on every thing about us, I applied to our art, with what success others must judge." Vol. xxxiii. p. xxv. * When we peruse such a character of Dr. Johnson,... | |
 | Nathan Drake - Adventurer - 1810 - 524 pages
...loquaciousness from which his more intimate friends derived considerable advantage. The observations which he made on poetry, on life, and on every thing about us, I applied to our art; with what success, others must judge."* * Works of Sir Joshua Reynolds, 3 vols. 8v». life prefixed, by Mr. Malone,... | |
 | Sir Joshua Reynolds, Edmond Malone - Art - 1809 - 476 pages
...quaciousness from which his more intimate friends derived considerable advantage. The observations which he made on poetry, on life, and on every thing about us, I applied to our art ; with what success others must judge. Perhaps an artist in his studies should pursue the same conduct ; and instead... | |
 | Nathan Drake - Adventurer - 1810 - 528 pages
...loquaciousness from which his more intimate friends derived considerable advantage. The observations which he made on poetry, on life, and on every thing about us, I applied to our art; with what success, others must judge."* * Works of Sir Joshua Reynolds, 3 vols. 8vo, life .pro-. fixed, by Mr.... | |
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