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" That is the best part of beauty, which a picture cannot express ; no, nor the first sight of the life. There is no excellent beauty that hath not some strangeness in the proportion. "
Bacon's Essays - Page 45
by Francis Bacon - 1881
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The Essays Or Counsels, Civil and Moral ; And, Wisdom of the Ancients

Francis Bacon - English essays - 1852 - 394 pages
...that of Favour. That is the beft Part of Beauty, which a Picture cannot exprefs ; no nor the firft Sight of the Life. There is no excellent Beauty, that hath not fome Strangenefs in the Proportion. A Man cannot tell, whether Apelles, or Albert Durcr, were the more...
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Hall's Journal of Health, Volume 38

1891 - 454 pages
...ceaseless, most subtle movement — a most important attribute. " That," says Lord Bacon (essay on Beauty) " is the best part of beauty which a picture cannot express ; no, nor the first sight of the life, decent" (ie, becoming) "and gracious moiion." Still, it is thought this apparently simple instrument,...
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The works of eminent masters in painting, sculpture ..., Volumes 1-2

1854 - 478 pages
...Nicholas Hilliard, a painter of portraits in miniature, who died in 1619. АКТ AND AKTISTS. BACON says, "That is the best part of beauty which a picture cannot express — no, nor the first sight of life." Sir Joshua Reynolds seems, to have laboured to represent this inward excellence; an 1 we can...
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Bacon's essays, with annotations by R. Whately

Francis Bacon (visct. St. Albans.) - 1856 - 564 pages
...that of favour' is more than that of colour, and that of decent5 and gracious6 motion more than that of favour. That is the best part of beauty which a...cannot tell whether Apelles or Albert Durer were the more7 triflcr ; whereof the one 1 Almost. For the must part ; generally. ' Who is there almost, whose...
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Woman the glory of the man

J. Watts Lethbridge - Man-woman relationships - 1856 - 224 pages
...beauty, that of favour is more than that of colour; and that of decent and gracious motion more than that of favour. That is the best part of beauty which a...picture cannot express ; no, nor the first sight of the life."f The colours as arranged on nature's palette are in perfect order. The most finished tints come...
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The Works of Francis Bacon ...: Literary and professional works

Francis Bacon - English literature - 1858 - 812 pages
...that of favour 2 is more than that of colour ; and that of decent and gracious motion * more than that of favour. That is the best part of beauty, which...picture cannot express ; no nor the first sight of life. There is no excellent beauty that hath not Borne strangeness in the proportion. A man cannot...
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The Essays Or Counsels Civil and Moral. With the Wisdom of the Ancients ...

Francis Bacon - 1857 - 412 pages
...that of Favour. That is the beft Part of Beauty which a Picture cannot exprefs ; no, nor the firft Sight of the Life. There is no excellent Beauty, that hath not fome Strangenefs in the Proportion. A Man cannot tell whether Apelles or Albert Durer were the more...
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Works: Collected and Edited by James Spedding, Robert Leslie Ellis ..., Volume 6

Francis Bacon - 1858 - 790 pages
...that of favour a is more than that of colour ; and that of decent and gracious motion 3 more than that of favour. That is the best part of beauty, which...picture cannot express ; no nor the first sight of life. There is no excellent beauty that hath not some strangeness in the proportion. A man cannot tell...
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Hanworth. Originally Published in Fraser's Magazine

Hanworth - 1858 - 300 pages
...contributed to form the one ultimately selected for perpetuation. A greater than Campbell has written, " That is the best part of beauty which a picture cannot express ; no, nor the first sight of the life." Lenses and chemicals cannot be expected to succeed where the eye itself fails.' 'Well, well/ interrupted...
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The Works of Francis Bacon, Volume 6

Francis Bacon - 1858 - 792 pages
...that of favour 2 is more than that of colour ; and that of decent and gracious motion 3 more than that of favour. That is the best part of beauty, which...picture cannot express ; no nor the first sight of life. There is no excellent beauty that hath not some strangeness in the proportion. A man cannot tell...
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