 | Charles-Alphonse Dufresnoy - 1716 - 504 lehte
...Expreffions are perfect, and then to think their Work is truly finrflied. A f elks faid of Protogenes, That he knew not when to give over. A Work may be over-wrought,...Labour often takes away the Spirit, by adding to the polHhing : fo that there remains nothing but a duJl Correctness, a Piece without any confiderable Faults,... | |
 | John Dryden - 1800 - 674 lehte
...expressions are perfect, and then to think their work is truly finished. Apelles said of Protogenes, — that he knew not when to give over. A work may be over-wrought,...faults, but with few beauties ; for when the spirits are drawn off, there is nothing but a caput rnortuum. Statins never thought an expression could be... | |
 | John Dryden - 1800 - 674 lehte
...expressions are perfect, and then to think their work is truly finished. Apelles said of Protogenes, — that he knew not when to give over. A work may be over-wrought,...faults, but with few beauties ; for when the spirits are drawn off, there is nothing but a cafut mortuum. Statius never thought an expression could be bold... | |
 | sir Joshua Reynolds - 1801 - 392 lehte
...expressions are perfect, and then to think their work is truly finished. Apelles said of Protogenes, that " he knew not when to give " over." A work may be over-wrought...faults, but with few beauties ; for when the spirits are drawn off, there is nothing but a " caput mortuum." Statins never thought an expression could be... | |
 | Sir Joshua Reynolds, Edmond Malone - 1801 - 388 lehte
...finished. Apelles said of Protogenes, that " he knew not when to give " over." A work may be over- wrought as well as under-wrought : too much labour often takes...faults, but with few beauties ; for when the spirits are drawn off, there is nothing but a " caput mortuum." Statins never thought an expression could be... | |
 | John Dryden - 1808 - 518 lehte
...expressions are perfect, and then to think their work is truly finished. Apelles said of Protogenes, — that he knew not when to give over. A work may be overwrought,...faults, but with few beauties; for when the spirits are drawn pftj there is nothing but a caput mortuum. ' never thought an expression could be bold enough... | |
 | John Dryden - 1808 - 518 lehte
...expressions are perfect, and then to think their work is truly finished. Apelles said of Protogenes, — that he knew not when to give over. A work may be over-wrought,...faults, but with few beauties; for when the spirits are drawn pff) there is nothing but a caput mortuuw. Statius never thought an expression could be bold... | |
 | John Dryden, Walter Scott - 1808 - 516 lehte
...expressions are perfect, and then to think their work is truly finished. Apelles said of Protogenes, — that he knew not when to give over. A work may be over-wrought,...faults, but with few beauties; for when the spirits are drawn nft', there is nothing but a caput mortiiwn. Statins never thought an expression could be... | |
 | John Dryden, Walter Scott - 1808 - 520 lehte
...expressions are perfect, and then to think their work is truly finished. Apelles said of Protogenes, — that he knew not when to give over. A work may be over-wrought, as well as under- wrought ; too much labour often takes away the spirit by adding to the polishing, so that there... | |
 | Sir Joshua Reynolds - 1809 - 368 lehte
...expressions are perfect, and then to think their work is truly finished. Apelles said of Protogenes, that " he knew not when to give " over." A work may be over-wrought as well a un der-wrought: too much labour often takes away the spirit, by adding to the polishing; so that,... | |
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A work may be over-wrought as well as underwrought : too much labour often takes away the spirit by adding to the polishing, so that there remains nothing but a dull correctness, a piece without any considerable faults, but with few beauties; for when... 
