 | Samuel Johnson, John Hawkins - 1787 - 442 pagina’s
...believe with reafon, that Michael An<gelo fometimes tranfgrefled thofe limits; and I think I have feen figures of him of which it was very difficult to determine whether they were in the higheft degree fublime or extremely ridiculous. Such faults may be faid to be the ebullitions of genius... | |
 | 1787 - 528 pagina’s
...believe with reafon, that Michael Angelo fometimestranfgreflldthofe limits; and I think I have feen figures of him of which it was very difficult to determine whether they were in the highcft degree fublime or extremely ridiculous. Such faults may be faid to be the ebullitions of genius;... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1792 - 432 pagina’s
...believe with reafon, that Michael Angela fometimes tranfgrefled thofe limits; and I think I have feen figures of him of which it was very difficult to determine whether they were in the higheft degree fublime or extremely ridiculous. Such faults may be faid to be the ebullitions of genius;... | |
 | sir Joshua Reynolds - 1801 - 450 pagina’s
...reason, that Michael Angelo sometimes transgressed .those limits ; and I think I have seen figures .by him, of .which it was very difficult to determine,...extremely ridiculous. Such faults may be said to be the ebullition, of Genius; but at least he had this merit, that he never was insipid; and whatever passion... | |
 | Alexander Chalmers - 1802 - 210 pagina’s
...limits. It has been thought, and I believe with reason, that Michael Angelo sometimes transgressed those limits; and I think I have seen figures of him...ebullitions of genius; but at least he had this merit, that he never was insipid, and whatever passion his works may excite, they will always escape contempt.... | |
 | 1803 - 222 pagina’s
...limits. It has been thought, and I believe with reason, that Michael Angelo sometimes transgressed those limits ; and I think I have seen figures of him of which it was very difficultlo determine whether they were in the highest degree sublime or extremely ridiculous. Such... | |
 | Alexander Chalmers - 1808 - 410 pagina’s
...by retarding the progress of the imagination? ?elo sometimes transgressed those limits; and I think have seen figures of him of which it was very difficult...ebullitions of genius; but at least he had this merit, that he never was insipid, and whatever passion his works may excite, they will always escape contempt.... | |
 | Alexander Chalmers - 1808 - 464 pagina’s
...limits. It has been thought, and I believe with reason, that Michael Angelo sometimes transgressed those limits; and I think I have seen figures of him...highest degree sublime or extremely ridiculous. Such I¿ults may be said to be the ehuhlitions of genius; but at least lie had this merit, that he never... | |
 | Sir Joshua Reynolds - 1809 - 442 pagina’s
...reason, that Michael Angelo sometimes transgressed those limits; and I think I have seen figures by him, of which it was very difficult to determine,...extremely ridiculous. Such faults may be said to be the ebullition, of Genius; but at least he had this merit, * that he never was insipid; and whatever passion... | |
 | Sir Joshua Reynolds, Edmond Malone - 1809 - 468 pagina’s
...reason, that Michael Angelo sometimes transgressed those limits; and I think I have seen figures .by him, of which it was very difficult to determine, whether they were in the highest degree sublime or i extremely ridiculous. Such faults may be said to be the ebullition, of Genius; but at least he had... | |
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those limits ; and I think I have seen figures of him of which it was very difficult to determine whether they were in the highest degree sublime or extremely ridiculous. Such faults may be said to be the ebullitions of genius; but at least he had this... 
