The Irish Quarterly Review, Volume 3W. B. Kelly, 1853 - Ireland |
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... common consent of mankind , has long ago determined the precedence of the Arts , as Painting , Sculpture , and Architec- ture , and Mr. Weekes will scarcely succeed in making an al- teration . In a former paper * it was shown that a ...
... common consent of mankind , has long ago determined the precedence of the Arts , as Painting , Sculpture , and Architec- ture , and Mr. Weekes will scarcely succeed in making an al- teration . In a former paper * it was shown that a ...
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... Mr. Weekes is a sound thinker , and that , however captivated by the mani- fold excellencies of ancient sculpture , he will not allow his enthusiasm to outrun the dictates of common sense rightly deeming FINE ART CRITICISM . 5.
... Mr. Weekes is a sound thinker , and that , however captivated by the mani- fold excellencies of ancient sculpture , he will not allow his enthusiasm to outrun the dictates of common sense rightly deeming FINE ART CRITICISM . 5.
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enthusiasm to outrun the dictates of common sense rightly deeming that works of sculpture are intended , as much for the pleasure and instruction of future ages , as for our own times ; he points out the absurdity of representing the ...
enthusiasm to outrun the dictates of common sense rightly deeming that works of sculpture are intended , as much for the pleasure and instruction of future ages , as for our own times ; he points out the absurdity of representing the ...
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... common sense , in preference to the dicta of dilettante scribblers , who often do not themselves know their own meaning . A painter , in the true sense of the word , would infinitely prefer the unstudied criticism of a humble mechanic ...
... common sense , in preference to the dicta of dilettante scribblers , who often do not themselves know their own meaning . A painter , in the true sense of the word , would infinitely prefer the unstudied criticism of a humble mechanic ...
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... common with most other critics , make the works re- sponsible for what is solely in their own minds , every thing depends on the temperament of the spectator . Viewing a work of Art is like seeing faces in the fire , and what may not be ...
... common with most other critics , make the works re- sponsible for what is solely in their own minds , every thing depends on the temperament of the spectator . Viewing a work of Art is like seeing faces in the fire , and what may not be ...
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Page 390 - When a man's verses cannot be understood, nor a man's good wit seconded with the forward child, understanding, it strikes a man more dead than a great reckoning in a little room.
Page 573 - O keep my soul, and deliver me: let me not be ashamed; for I put my trust in thee.
Page 570 - ... no matter with what solemnities he may have been devoted upon the altar of slavery ; the first moment he touches the sacred soil of Britain, the altar and the god sink together in the dust ; his soul walks abroad in her own majesty ; his body swells beyond the measure of his chains that burst from around him, and he stands redeemed, regenerated, and disenthralled, by the irresistible Genius of UNIVERSAL EMANCIPATION ! [Here Mr.
Page 128 - I'd clasp it round so close and tight, And I would be the necklace, And all day long to fall and rise Upon her balmy bosom, With her laughter or her sighs, And I would lie so light, so light, I scarce should be unclasp'd at night.
Page 152 - Among these unhappy mortals is the writer of dictionaries, whom mankind have considered not as the pupil but the slave of science, the pioneer of literature, doomed only to remove rubbish and clear obstructions from the paths through which learning and genius press forward to conquest and glory, without bestowing a smile on the humble drudge that facilitates their progress.
Page 404 - O to abide in the desert with thee ! Wild is thy lay, and loud, Far in the downy cloud ; Love gives it energy, love gave it birth. Where, on thy dewy wing, Where art thou journeying ? Thy lay is in heaven, thy love is on earth.
Page 10 - And she went, and sat her down over against him a good way off, as it were a bowshot: for she said, Let me not see the death of the child.
Page 129 - Stone walls do not a prison make, Nor iron bars a cage; Minds innocent and quiet take That for an hermitage; If I have freedom in my love And in my soul am free, Angels alone, that soar above, Enjoy such liberty.
Page 573 - Turn thee unto me, and have mercy upon me ; for I am desolate and afflicted.
Page 129 - HE that loves a rosy Cheek, Or a coral Lip admires ; Or from star-like Eyes doth seek Fuel to maintain his fires : As old Time makes these decay, So his flames must waste away ! But a smooth and steadfast Mind, Gentle Thoughts, and calm Desires, Hearts with equal love combined, Kindle never-dying fires ! Where these are not ; I despise Lovely Cheeks ! or Lips ! or Eyes...