 | Charles-Alphonse Dufresnoy - 1783 - 248 lehte
...fictitious, or imaginary. The perfection of fuch ftage characters confifts chiefly in their likenefs to the deficient faulty Nature, which is their original ; only (as it is obferved more at large hereafter) in fuch cafes there will always be found a better likenefs and a... | |
 | Sir Joshua Reynolds, Edmond Malone - 1798 - 394 lehte
...and deficience; such as they have been described to us in Jaistory, if they were real characters j or such as the Poet began, to shew them, at their...only fictitious, or imaginary- The perfection of such stage characters consists chiefly in their likeness to the deficient faulty Nature, which is their... | |
 | John Dryden - 1800 - 662 lehte
...his preface is to prove, that a learned painter should form to himself an idea of perfect nfcture. This image he is to set before his mind in all his...worse, and the better is constantly to be chosen ; I hlean in tragedy, which represents the figures of the highest form amongst mankind. Thus in portraits,... | |
 | Sir Joshua Reynolds, Edmond Malone - 1801 - 388 lehte
...have been described to us in history, if they were real characters; or such as the Poet began to show them, at their first appearance, if they were only fictitious, or imaginary. The perfection of such stage characters consists chiefly in their likeness to the deficient faulty Nature, which is their... | |
 | sir Joshua Reynolds - 1801 - 392 lehte
...have been described to us in history, if they were real characters; or such as the Poet began to show them, at their first appearance, if they were only fictitious, or imaginary. The perfection of such stage characters consists chiefly in their likeness to the deficient faulty Nature, which is their... | |
 | John Dryden - 1808 - 518 lehte
...protecting the trade. Perhaps Dryden alluded to the misfortune of Sir Francis Wheeler, in 1693, who, bein« sent with a convoy into the Mediterranean, was wrecked...constantly to be chosen ; I mean in tragedy, which re.preseuts the figures of the highest fonn amongst mankind. Thus in portraits, the painter will not... | |
 | John Dryden, Walter Scott - 1808 - 516 lehte
...in protecting the trade. Perhaps Dryden alluded to the misfortune of Sir Francis Wheeler, in 1693, who, being sent with a convoy into the Mediterranean,...found a better likeness and a worse, and the better is'constantly to be chosen ; I mean in tragedy, which represents the figures of the highest form amongst... | |
 | John Dryden, Walter Scott - 1808 - 520 lehte
...l6"93, who, being sent with a convoy into the Mediterranean, was wrecked in the bay of Gibraltar. " led, course, by my promise, was directed. I have not engaged...constantly to be chosen ; I mean in tragedy, which re- presents the figures of the highest form amongst mankind. Thus in portraits, the painter will not... | |
 | Sir Joshua Reynolds, Edmond Malone - 1809 - 438 lehte
...have been described to us in history, if they were real characters; or such as the Poet began to show them, at their first appearance, if they were only fictitious, or imaginary. The perfection of such stage characters consists chiefly in their likeness to the deficient faulty Nature, which is their... | |
 | Sir Joshua Reynolds - 1809 - 368 lehte
...have been described to us in history, if they were real characters ; or such as the Poet began to show them, at their first appearance, if they were only fictitious, ' or imaginary. The perfection f>f such stage characters consists chiefly in their likeness to the deficient faulty Nature, which... | |
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The perfection of such stage-characters consists chiefly in their likeness to the deficient faulty nature, which is their original ; only, as it is observed more at large hereafter, in such cases there will always be found a better likeness and a worse,... 
