Yet however unequal I feel myself to that attempt, were I now to begin the world again, I would tread in the steps of that great master: to kiss the hem of his garment, to catch the slightest of his perfections, would be glory and distinction enough for... Lives of the Italian painters: Michel Angelo - Pagina 149door Richard Duppa - 1846 - 474 pagina’sVolledige weergave - Over dit boek
| 1791 - 618 pagina’s
...fuitcd to my abilities, and to the talk of the times in which i live. Yet however unequal I feel myfelf to that attempt, were I now to begin the world again, I would tread in the fteps of that great mailer : 10 kifs the hem of his garment; to catch the flighted of his perfections,... | |
| 1795 - 688 pagina’s
...to my .abilities, and to the tafte of the times in which I live. Yet however unequal I feel myfelf to that attempt, were I now to begin the world again, I would tread in the tleps of that great mafter : to kifs the hem of his garment; to catch the fliehteil of his perfections,... | |
| Sir Joshua Reynolds, Edmond Malone - 1801 - 452 pagina’s
...suited to my abilities, and to the taste of the times in which I live. Yet however unequal I feel myself to that attempt, were I now to begin the world again,...the slightest of his perfections, would be glory and distinction enough for an ambitious man. I feel a self-congratulation in knowing myself capable of... | |
| sir Joshua Reynolds - 1801 - 450 pagina’s
...suited to my abilities, and to the taste of the times in which I live. Yet however unequal I feel myself to that attempt, were I now to begin the world again,...the slightest of his perfections, would be glory and .distinction enough. for an ambitious man, I feel a self-congratulation in knowing myself capable of... | |
| 1842 - 612 pagina’s
...associates — a scholar of no mean standing, and an artist of surpassing merit, thus expressed himself, " I would tread in the steps of that great master :...the slightest of his perfections, would be glory and distinction enough for an amhitious man." The remarkable man, thus idolized by one who is himself an... | |
| sir Joshua Reynolds - 1819 - 440 pagina’s
...suited to my abilities, and to the taste of the times in which I live. Yet however unequal I feel myself to that attempt, were I now to begin the world again,...the slightest of his perfections, would be glory and distinction enough for an ambitious man. V I feel a self-congratulation in knowing myself capable of... | |
| Sir Joshua Reynolds - 1819 - 446 pagina’s
...suited to my abilities, and to the taste of the times in which I live. Yet however unequal I feel myself to that attempt, were I now to begin the world again,...the slightest of his perfections, would be glory and distinction enough for an ambitious man. I feel a self-congratulation in knowing myself capable of... | |
| Sir Joshua Reynolds - 1824 - 324 pagina’s
...suited to my abilities, and to the taste of the times in which I live. Yet however unequal I feel myself to that attempt, were I now to begin the world again,...the slightest of his perfections, would be glory and distinction enough for an ambitious man. I feel a self-congratulation in knowing myself capable of... | |
| William Hone - 1825 - 842 pagina’s
...suited to my abilities, and to the taste of the times in which I live. Yet however unequal I feel myself to that attempt, were I now to begin the world again,...the slightest of his perfections, would be glory and distinction enough for an ambitious man. He was the bright luminary from whom painting has borrowed... | |
| William Hone - 1826 - 892 pagina’s
...suited to my abilities, and to the taste of the times in which I live. Yet however unequal I feel myself to that attempt, were I now to begin the world again,...the slightest of his perfections, would be glory and distinction enough for an ambitious man. He was the bright luminary from whom painting has borrowed... | |
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