 | James Boswell - 1807 - 508 pages
...superiority of Robertson, in whose History we find such penetration — such painting ?" JOHNSON. " Sir, you must consider how that penetration and that...Joshua paints faces in a history-piece : he imagines an heroick countenance. You must look upon ^Robertson's work as romance, and try it by that standard.... | |
 | James Boswell - 1807 - 526 pages
...you must consider how that penetra- ^^ tion and that painting are employed. It is not history, 64. ' it is imagination. He who describes what he never...Joshua paints faces in a history-piece : he imagines an heroick countenance. You must look upon Robertson's work as romance, and try it by that standard. History... | |
 | James Boswell - 1817 - 466 pages
...superiority of Robertson, in whose History we find such penetration— such painting?" JOHNSON. .' Sir, you must consider how that penetration and that painting are employed. Ц is not history, it is imagination. He who describes what he never saw, draws from fancy. Robertson... | |
 | James Boswell - 1820 - 542 pages
...superiority of Robertson, in whose history we find such penetration — such painting?" JOHNSON. " Sir, you must consider how that penetration and that...Joshua paints faces in a history-piece : he imagines an heroick countenance. You must look upon Robertson's work as romance, and try it by that standard. History... | |
 | James Boswell - 1820 - 384 pages
...superiority of Robertson, in whose history we find such penetration — such painting ?" JOHNSON. " Sir, you must consider how that penetration and that...Robertson paints minds, as sir Joshua paints faces in a history piece; he imagines an heroic countenance. You must look upon Robertson's work as romance, and... | |
 | James Boswell - 1820 - 382 pages
...superiority of Robertson, in whose history we find such penetration — such painting ?" JOHNSON. " Sir, you must consider how that penetration and that...Robertson paints minds, as sir Joshua paints faces in ahistory piece; he imagines an heroic countenance. You must look upon Robertson's work as romance,... | |
 | James Boswell - 1820 - 372 pages
...superiority of Robertson, in whose history we find such penetration — such painting ?" JOHNSON. " Sir, you must consider how that penetration and that...describes what he never saw, draws from fancy. Robertson paint* minds, as sir Joshua paints faces in ahistory piece; he imagines an heroic countenance. You... | |
 | James Boswell - 1820 - 442 pages
...of Robertson, in whose History we find such penetration— such painting ?" JOHNSON. " Sir, you mnst consider how that penetration and that painting are...imagination. He who describes what he never saw, draws from I incy. Robertson paints minds as Sir Joshua points faces in a history-piece : he imagines an heroick... | |
 | James Boswell - 1821 - 376 pages
...superiority of Robertson, in whose History we find such penetration — such painting ?" JOHNSON. " Sir, you must consider how that penetration and that...Joshua paints faces in a history-piece : he imagines an heroick countenance. You must look upon Robertson's work as romance, and try it by that standard. History... | |
 | James Boswell - 1822 - 472 pages
...the superiority of Robertson, in whose history we find such penetration — such painting?" JOHNSON, "Sir, you must consider how that penetration and that...Joshua paints faces in a history-piece : he imagines an heroick countenance. You must look upon Robertson's work as romance, and try it by that standard. History... | |
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I have not read Hume; but, doubtless, Goldsmith's History is better than the verbiage of Robertson, or the foppery of Dalrymple." BOSWELL. " Will you not admit the superiority of Robertson, in whose History we find such penetration — such painting?... 
