 I cannot imagine why they should not be allowed to do so. I rather think it a virtue to be able to admire without any mixture of desire or envy. The gravest writers have spoken with great warmth of some celebrated pictures and statues. The workmanship...  The Letters and Works of Lady Mary Wortley Montagu - עמוד 259מאת Lady Mary Wortley Montagu - 1837 - 416 דפיםתצוגה מלאה - מידע על ספר זה
 | 1763 - 784 דפים
...great warmth of Готе celebrated pictures and ftatues. The workman (hip of Heaven certainly excells all our weak imitations, and, I think, has a much better claim to our praife. For my part, I am not alb»' med to own, I took more pleafure in looking on the beauteous Fatima,... | |
 | Ralph Griffiths, G. E. Griffiths - 1763 - 630 דפים
...graveft Writers have fpoke with great warmth of fume celebrated pictures and ftatues. The workmanfhip of Heaven, certainly excels all our weak imitations, and, I think* has a much better claim to our praife. For my part, I am not afhamed to own, I took more pleafure in looking on the beauteous Fatima,... | |
 | Edmund Burke - 1764 - 582 דפים
...great warmth of fome celebrated pictures and ftatues. The workmanihip of heaven certainly excels all all our weak imitations, and, I think, has a much better claim to our praife. For iny part, I am not afliamed to own, I t«i>k more pieafure in looking on the beauteous... | |
 | Mary Wortley Montagu - 1779 - 328 דפים
...graveft writers have fpoke with great warmth of fome celebrated pictures and itatues. The workmanfhip of heaven certainly excels all our weak imitations, and, I think, has a much better claim to our praife. For my part, I am not afhamed io own, I took more pleafure in looking on the beauteous Fatima,... | |
 | Lady Mary Wortley Montagu - 1779 - 260 דפים
...graveft writers have fpoken with great warmth, of fome celebrated pictures and ftatues. The workmanfhip of Heaven, certainly excels all our weak imitations, and, I think, has a much, better claim to our praife. For my part, I am not afharned to own, I took more pleafure in looking on the beauteous Fatima,... | |
 | Lady Mary Wortley Montagu - 1784 - 240 דפים
...graveft writers have fpoke with great warmth of fome celebrated pictures and ftatucs. The workmanfliip of heaven certainly excels all our weak imitations, and, I think, has a much better claim to our praife. For my part, I am not afhamed to own, I took more pleafure in looking on the beauteous Fatima,... | |
 | Lady Mary Wortley Montagu - 1796 - 468 דפים
...or envy. The gravest writers have spoke with great warmth of some celebrated pictures and stafues. The workmanship of heaven certainly excels all our weak imitations, and, I think, has a much better clann to our praise. For my part , I am not ashamed to own , I took more pleasure in looking on the... | |
 | William Fordyce Mavor - 1809 - 458 דפים
...be able to admire without any mixture of desire or envy. The gravest writers have spoken with great warmth of some celebrated pictures and statues. The workmanship of Heaven certainly ex. eels all onr weak imitations, and, I think, has amuch better claim to our praise. .For my part,... | |
 | 1810 - 472 דפים
...able to admire, without any mixture of desire or envy. " The gravest writers have spoke with great warmth of some celebrated pictures and statues. The workmanship of Heaven, certainly excels all VOL. i. c our weak imitations; and I think, has a much better claim to our praise. For my part, I am... | |
 | Mary Wortley Montagu - 1816 - 374 דפים
...be able to admire without any mixture of desire or envy. The gravest writers have spoken with great warmth of some celebrated pictures and statues. The...Heaven certainly excels all our weak imitations, and, 1 think, has a much better claim to our praise. For my part, I am not ashamed to own I took more pleasure... | |
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