I have shown that his views were more generous and extensive. Mirth coloured his pictures, but benevolence designed them. He smiled like Socrates, that men might not be offended at his lectures, and might learn to laugh at their own follies. Dictionary of painters and engravers - Сторінка 341автори: Michael Bryan - 1849 - 937 стор.Повний перегляд - Докладніше про цю книгу
| 1781 - 754 стор.
...touches were marked with plcafantry and fun. He never laughed like Rabelais at vonfen fe that he impofed for wit ; but like Swift combined incidents that divert one from their unexpected encounter, and ulnltrate the tale he means to tell. Such are the hens roofting on the upright waves in the fcene of... | |
| Tobias Smollett - 1780 - 504 стор.
...his pictures, but benevolence defigned them. He fmiled like Socrates, that men might not be offended at his lectures, and might learn to laugh at their own follies. When his topics were harmlefs, all his touches were marked w»h pleafantry and fun. He never laughed like Rabelais at nonfenfe... | |
| SEVERAL HANDS. - 1781 - 588 стор.
...touches were marked with pleafantry, and fun. He never laughed like Rabela:s at nonfenfe that he impofed for wit ; but like Swift combined incidents that divert one from their unexpected encounter, and illuftrate the tale he means to tell. Such are the hen» rootling on the upright wave:, in the (cene... | |
| 1782 - 542 стор.
...touches were marked with plealantry and fun. He never laughed like RabeUis at nonfenle that he impeled for wit ; but like Swift, combined incidents that divert one from their unexpected encounter, and illuftrate the tale he means to tell. The manners or cultores are more than observed in tvny one of... | |
| John Nichols - 1782 - 502 стор.
...marked w.jth *' pleafantry and fun. He never laughed, like Ra" belais, at nonfenfe that he impofed for wit ; but, " like Swift, combined incidents that...divert one " from their unexpected encounter, and iLJuftrate " the tale he means to tell. Such are the hens *' roofting on the upright waves in the,fcene... | |
| William Granger - 1808 - 630 стор.
...his pictures, but benevolence defigned them. He fmiled like Socrates, that men might not be offended at his lectures, and might learn to laugh at their own follies. When his topics- were harmlefs, all his touches were marked with pleafantry and fun. He never laughed, like Rabelais, at... | |
| 1808 - 408 стор.
...laughed like ilabelai* at nonsense thnt be imposed for j «it; but like Swift combined incidents I hat divert one from their unexpected encounter, and illustrate the tale he means to tell. Such are the hens roosting on the upright waves in the scene of the Strollers, aud the devils drinking... | |
| 1813 - 496 стор.
...his pictures, but Benevolence designed them. He smiled, like Socrates, that men might not be offended at his lectures, and might learn to laugh at their...their unexpected encounter, and illustrate the tale that he meant to tell. Such were the hens roosting on the upright waves in the scene of the Strollers,... | |
| 1821 - 732 стор.
...were more generous and extensive, mirth coloured his pictures, but bencvolenoe designed them." — " He never laughed, like Rabelais, at nonsense that...are more than observed in every one of his works, and the furniture of his rooms describes the characters of the persons to whom they belong." It is... | |
| Horace Walpole - 1827 - 400 стор.
...his pictures, but benevolence designed them. He smiled like Socrates, that men might not be offended at his lectures, and might learn to laugh at their...encounter, and illustrate the tale he means to tell. Such are the hens roosting on the upright waves in the scene of the Strollers, and the devils drinking... | |
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