 Taste consists in the power of judging ; genius, in the power of executing. One may have a considerable degree of taste in poetry, eloquence, or any of the fine arts, who has little or hardly any genius for composition or execution in any of these arts;...  Lectures on Rhetoric and Belles Lettres - Page 27by Hugh Blair - 1802Full view - About this book
 | 698 pages
...Thed.ffergnce between tliem can be clearly pointed out ; and it is of importance to remember it. Tafte confifts in the power of judging : Genius, in the power of executing. One may have a confiderable degree of taflp ill poetry, eloquence, or any of the fine arts, who has little or hardly my geniukfor competition... | |
 | 1796 - 784 pages
...difference between them can be clearly pointed out ; and it is of importance to remember it. Taftc conliíb in the power of judging : Genius, in the power of executing. One may have a confiderable degree of tafle in poetry, eloquence, or any of the fine arts, who has little or hardly any genius for compolition... | |
 | Hugh Blair - 1798 - 362 pages
...difference between them can be clearly pointed out; and it is of importance to remember it. Tafte confifts in the power of judging: Genius, in the power of executing....therefore, deferves to be confidered as a higher power of the mind than Tafte. Genius always imports fomething inventive or creative ; which does not reft... | |
 | Increase Cooke - 1811 - 428 pages
...the power of judging; Genius is the power of executing. One may have a considerable degree of Taste in Poetry, Eloquence, or any of the fine arts, who has little or hardly any Genius for composition or execution in any of those arts ; but Genius cannot be found without including Taste... | |
 | Increase Cooke - 1819 - 426 pages
...the power of judging ; Genius is the power of executing. One may have a considerable degree of Taste in Poetry, Eloquence, or any of the fine arts, who has little or hardly any Genius for composition or execution in any of those arts ; but Genius «annot be found without including Taste... | |
 | Hugh Blair - 1820 - 538 pages
...difference between them can be clearly pointed out; and it is of importance to remember it. Taste consists in the power of judging; Genius, in the power of executing. One may have a considerable degree of Taste in Poetry, Eloquence, or any of the fine arts, who has little or hardly... | |
 | Robert Chambers - 1830 - 844 pages
...(inference bei wem them can be dearly pointed out, and it is of Importance to remember it. Taste consists '&+'+u considerable degree of taut«; in poetry, eloquence, or any of the fine arts, who has little or hardly... | |
 | Hugh Blair - 1833 - 654 pages
...difference between them can be clearly pointed out; and it is of importance to remember it. Taste consists in the power of judging; genius, in the power of executing. One may have a considerable degree of taste in poetry, eloquence, or any of the fine arts, who has little or hardly... | |
 | Alexander Jamieson - 1838 - 338 pages
...judging ; genius, in the power of executing. Ill us. 1. One may have a considerable degree of taste in poetry, eloquence, or any of the fine arts, who has little or hardly any genius for composition or execution in any of these arts ; but genius cannot be found without including taste... | |
 | Alexander Jamieson - 1839 - 316 pages
...the power of executing. Jllus. 1. One may have a considerable degree of taste in poetry, eloqtience, or any of the fine arts, who has little or hardly any genius for composition or execution in any of these arts ; but genius cannot be found without including taste... | |
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