 | Sir Joshua Reynolds - 1778 - 346 pages
...particularly words of unpractifed writers, fuch as we are, can but very feebly fuggeft. i INVENTION '•'• INVENTION is one of the great marks of genius; but if we confult experience, we ihall find, that it is by being cdnverfant with the inventions of others, that... | |
 | Vicesimus Knox - 1785 - 360 pages
...who really excel in any art or profeffion will coincide with his opinions in the following paflage. " Invention is one of the great marks of genius; but if we confult experience, we fhall find, that it is by being converfant with the inventions of others, that... | |
 | Sir Joshua Reynolds, Edmond Malone - 1801 - 440 pages
...which words, particularly words of unpractised writers, such as we are, can but very feebly suggest. Invention is one of the great marks of genius; but...reading the thoughts of others we learn to think. Whoever has so far formed his taste, as to be able to relish and feel the beauties of the great masters,... | |
 | 1815 - 1008 pages
...suppressed by the conviction of impossibility. " If we consult experience," continues our author, " we shall find that it is by being conversant with the inventions of other», that we learn to invent, as by reading the thought» of others we learn to think. Whoever... | |
 | Sir Joshua Reynolds, Edmond Malone - 1809 - 476 pages
...which words, particularly words of unpractised writers, such as we are, can but very feebly suggest. Invention is one of the great marks of genius; but...reading the thoughts of others we learn to think. Whoever has so far formed his taste, as to be able to relish and feel the beauties of the great masters,... | |
 | Sir Joshua Reynolds, Edmond Malone - 1819 - 614 pages
...words, particularly words of unpractised writers, such as we are, can but very feebly suggest. • ' • Invention is one of the great marks of genius; but...reading the thoughts of others we learn to think. Whoever has so far formed his taste, as to be able to relish and feel the beauties of the great masters,... | |
 | Sir Joshua Reynolds - 1819 - 610 pages
...which words, particularly words of unpractised writers, such as we are, can but very feebly suggest. Invention is one of the great marks of genius ; but if we consult experience, we s shall find, that it is by being conversant with the inventions ofjotHerg,.thait we learn to Invent... | |
 | John Burnet - 1822 - 54 pages
...consult experience, we sluill find, that it a by being conversant with the inventions of others tli.M we learn to invent, as, by reading the thoughts of others, we learn to think." — SIR JOSHUA REYNOLDS. LONDON: PRINTED FOR THE PROPRIETOR; AND SOLD BY WH CARPENTER, LOWER BROOK.... | |
 | sir Joshua Reynolds - 1824 - 332 pages
...which words, particularly words of unpracticed writers, such as we are, can but very feebly suggest. Invention is one of the great marks of genius ; but...reading the thoughts of others we learn to think. Whoever has so far formed his taste, as to be able to relish and feel the beauties of the great masters,... | |
 | Sir Joshua Reynolds - 1824 - 332 pages
...which words, particularly words of unpracticed writers, such as we are, can but very feebly suggest. Invention is one of the great marks of genius ; but...reading the thoughts of others we learn to think. Whoever has so far formed his taste, as to be able to relish and feel the beauties of the great masters,... | |
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Invention is one of the great marks of genius; but if we consult experience, we shall find that it is by being conversant with the inventions of others that we learn to invent; as by reading the thoughts of others we learn to think. 
