 | James Boswell - 1823 - 486 pages
...the 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 heroick countenance. You must look upon Robertson's work as romance,... | |
 | Oliver Goldsmith - 1825 - 440 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 a heroic countenance. You must look upon Robertson's work as romance, and try it by that standard.... | |
 | James Boswell - 1826 - 430 pages
...superiority of Robertson, in whose history we find such penetration — such painting 1" 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 - 1827 - 576 pages
...the superiority of Robertson, in whose History we find such penetration — such painting?" JOHNSON: "Sir, you must consider how that penetration and that...countenance. You must look upon Robertson's work as a romance, and try it by that standard. History it is not. Besides, Sir, it is the great excellence... | |
 | James Boswell - 1827 - 622 pages
...the superiority of Robertson, in whose History we find such penetration — such painting?" JOHNSON: ud enough ioi l)r. Johnson to hear, " Dr. Johnson...little while, he called to Mr. Duly, " Pray, Sir, be so a romance, and try it by that standard. History it is not. Besides, Sir, it is the great excellence... | |
 | George Moir - 1827 - 466 pages
...penetration — such painting ?" Johnson. " Sir, you must consider how that penetration and that painting HIT employed ; it is not history, it is imagination. He...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,... | |
 | Oliver Goldsmith - 1830 - 544 pages
...admit the superiority of Robertson, in whose History we find such penetration, such painting!" Johnson, lways lead to pleasure.) he may do very well in your...collège; for it must be owned, that the industri ima^nation. He who describes what he never saw, draws from fancy. Robertson paints minds аз Sir Joshua... | |
 | James Boswell - 1831 - 612 pages
...admit the superiority of Robertson, in whose history we find such penetration, Kuch painting?" JOHNSON. "Sir, you must consider how that penetration and that...minds as Sir Joshua paints faces in a history-piece: be imagines an heroick countenance. You must look upon Robertson's work as romance, and try it by that... | |
 | James Boswell - 1833 - 1182 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... | |
 | James Boswell - 1835 - 604 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?... 
