 | Tobias Smollett - 1780 - 504 pages
...more generous and extentenfivc. Mirth coloured his pictures, but benevolence defigned them. He fmiled like Socrates, that men might not be offended at his...to laugh at their own follies. When his topics were harmlefs, all his touches were marked w»h pleafantry and fun. He never laughed like Rabelais at nonfenfe... | |
 | SEVERAL HANDS. - 1781 - 588 pages
...more generous and extenfive. Mirth coloured his picture-, bat benevolence deligned them. He froiled like Socrates, that men might not be offended at his lectures, and might learn to laugh at their own follie«. When his topics were harmkfs, all his touches were marked with pleafantry, and fun. He never... | |
 | Horace Walpole, George Vertue - 1786 - 360 pages
...more generous and extenfive. Mirth coloured his pictures, but benevolence defigned them. He fmiled like Socrates, that men might not be offended at his lectures, and might learn to laugh at their own fdlies. When his topics were harmIds, all his touches were marked with pleafantry, and fun. He never... | |
 | William Granger - 1808 - 630 pages
..." His worlf art his Hi/lory." Mirth coloured his pictures, but benevolence defigned them. He fmiled like Socrates, that men might not be offended at his...laugh at their own follies. When his topics- were harmlefs, all his touches were marked with pleafantry and fun. He never laughed, like Rabelais, at... | |
 | Allan Cunningham - 1832 - 324 pages
...Teniers. The views of Hogarth were more generous and extensive — mirth coloured his pictures, but benevolence designed them — he smiled like Socrates,...lectures, and might learn to laugh at their own follies." This sensible and accurate estimate displeased Nichols, who proceeded to examine into the grossnesses... | |
 | Allan Cunningham - 1830 - 402 pages
...were more generous and extensive—mirth coloured his pictures, but benevolence designed them—he smiled like Socrates, that men might not be offended...lectures, and might learn to laugh at their own follies." This sensible and accurate estimate displeased Steevens, who proceeded to examine into the grossnesses... | |
 | 1834 - 614 pages
...make us laugh. The views of Hogarth were more generous and extensive; mirth coloured his pictures, but benevolence designed them ; he smiled like Socrates,...lectures, and might learn to laugh at their own follies." ALLAN RAMSAY. JTlIIS artist, «on of the celebrated poet of the sanie name, was born at Edinburgh,... | |
 | John Gould - 1835 - 430 pages
...and extensive. Mirth coloured his pictures, but benevolence designed them. He smiled like Soerates, that men might not be offended at his lectures, and...might learn to laugh at their own follies. When his topies were harmless, all his touches were marked with pleasantry and fun. He never laughed, like Rabelais,... | |
 | 1846 - 316 pages
...Teniers. The views of Hogarth were more generous and extensive — mirth coloured his pictures, but benevolence designed them — he smiled like Socrates,...men might not be offended at his lectures, and might Jean; to laugh at their own follies." This sensible and accurate estimate displeased Nichols, who proceeded... | |
 | Horace Walpole (4th earl of Orford.) - 1849 - 466 pages
...think I have shown that his views were more generous and extensive. Mirth coloured his pictures, but benevolence designed them. He smiled like Socrates,...like Swift combined incidents that divert one from then- unexpected encounter, and illustrate the tale he means to tell. Such are the hens roosting on... | |
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I have shown that his views were more generous and extensive. Mirth coloured his pictures, but benevolence designed them. He smiled like Socrates, that men might not be offended at his lectures, and might learn to laugh at their own follies. 
