... faces to make one excellent. Such personages, I think, would please nobody but the painter that made them ; not but I think a painter may make a better face than ever was ; but he must do it by a kind of felicity, (as a musician that maketh an excellent... An Essay on the Genius and Writings of Pope ... - Page 134by Joseph Warton - 1762Full view - About this book
 | Francis Bacon (visct. St. Albans.) - 1680
...belt Parts out of divers Faces to make one excellent. Such Perfonages I think would pleafe no body, but the Painter that made them. Not but I think a...Felicity, ( as a Mufician that maketh an excellent Air in Mufick ) and not by Rule. A Man fhall fee Faces, that if you examine them part by part, you... | |
 | Francis Bacon - Conduct of life - 1720 - 448 pages
...Piftures, I think, would pleafe no Body, but the Painter that made them. Not but that I think a 27® EAUTY. a Painter may make a better .Face than ever was: But he muft do it by a kind of Felicity or Chance,, (as a Mufician that maketh an excellent Air in Mufick) and not by Rule. A Man fhall fee... | |
 | Joseph Warton - 1756
...by taking the beft parts out of divers faces, to make one excellent. Such perfonages, I think, would pleafe nobody but the painter that made them. Not...was ; but he muft do it by a kind of felicity, as a mufkian that maketh an excellent ayre in mufic, and not by rule. A man fhall fee faces, that if you... | |
 | Alexander Pope - 1797
...by taking the beft parts out of divers faces to make one excellent. Such perfonages, I think, would pleafe nobody, but the painter that made them. Not...of felicity, as a mufician that maketh an excellent air in mufic, and not by rule. A man mall fee faces, that if you examine them, part by part, you fhall... | |
 | Alexander Pope - English literature - 1797
...taking the beft parts out of divers faces to make one excellent. Such perfonages, I think, would plcaie nobody, but the painter that made them. Not but I think, a pamter ir.ay make a better face than ever was ; but he muft do it by a kind of felicity, as a mufician... | |
 | Alexander Pope, William Lisle Bowles - 1806
...by taking the beft parts out of divers facci to make one excellent. Such perfonages, I think, would pleafe nobody but the painter that made them. Not...of felicity, as a mufician that maketh an excellent air in mufic, and not by rule. A man mall fee faces, that if you examine them, part by part, you fhall... | |
 | Alexander Pope - 1806
...by taking the bed parts out of divers facet to make one excellent. Such perfonages, I think, would pleafe nobody but the painter that made them. Not...of felicity, as a mufician that maketh an excellent air in mufic, and not by rule. A man (hall fee faces, that if you examine them, part by part, you (hall... | |
 | Francis Bacon - English essays - 1812 - 295 pages
...best parts out of divers faces, to make one excellent. Such personages, I think, would please no body but the painter that made them: not but I think a...painter may make a better face than ever was; but he must do it by a kind of felicity, (as a musician that maketh an excellent air in music,) and not by... | |
 | Francis Bacon - 1815
...best parts out of divers faces, to make one excellent. Such personages, I think, would please no body but the painter that made them ; not but I think a...painter may make a better face than ever was; but he must do it by a kind of felicity, (as a musician that maketh an excellent air in music,) and not by... | |
 | Francis Bacon - Conduct of life - 1818 - 290 pages
...taking the best parts out of divers faces to make one Excellent. Such personages I think would please nobody, but the painter that made them. Not but I...painter may make a better face than ever was ; but he must do it by a kind of felicity, (as a musician that maketh an excellent air in music) and not by... | |
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