 Words, when well chosen, have so great a force in them, that a description often gives us more lively ideas than the sight of things themselves. The reader finds a scene drawn in stronger colours, and painted more to the life in his imagination by the...  The British Essayists: Spectator - Pàgina 1411823Visualització completa - Sobre aquest llibre
 | 1729 - 320 pàgines
...us more lively Ideas than the Sight of Things themlelves. The Reader finds a Scene drawn in ftronger Colours, and painted more to the Life in his Imagination, by the help of Words, than by an adual Survey of the Scene which they defcribe. In this cafe the Poet feems to get the better of Nature... | |
 | 1767 - 334 pàgines
...us more lively ide^s than the fight of things themfelyes. The reader finds a fcene drawn in ftronger colours, and painted more to the life in his imagination, by the help of words than by an actual furvey of the fcene which they defcribe. In this cafe the poet feems to get the better of nature ;... | |
 | Joseph Addison - 1804 - 578 pàgines
...observations that agree with descriptions, are equally applicable to painting and statuary. Words, when well chosen, have so great a force in them, that...painted more to the life in his imagination, by the lielp of words, than by an actual survey of the scene which they describe. In this case, the poet seems... | |
 | 1824 - 268 pàgines
...the observations that agree with descriptions are equally applicable to painting and statuary. Words, when well chosen, have so great a force in them, that a description often gives us more lively idejis than the sight of things themselves. The reader finds a scene drawn in stronger colours, and... | |
 | 1832 - 618 pàgines
...just and animated description of the objects than from the mere view of them. "Words," says Addison, "when well chosen, have so great a force in them,...often gives us more lively ideas than the sight of the things themselves. The reader finds a scene drawn in stronger colours, and painted more to the... | |
 | J. Slade - 1838 - 400 pàgines
...words and language that convey the most beautiful ideas. Addison has said that words, when well-chosen, have so great a force in them, that a description often gives us more lively ideas than the sight of the things themselves. The reader finds a scene drawn in stronger colours, and painted more to the... | |
 | John Slade (M.D.) - 1838 - 370 pàgines
...words and language that convey the most beautiful ideas. Addison has said that words, when well-chosen, have so great a force in them, that a description often gives us more lively ideas than the sight of the things themselves. The reader finds a scene drawn in stronger colours, and painted more to the... | |
 | Sir Joshua Reynolds - 1842 - 318 pàgines
...represent things less identically than either painting or sculpture. Addison remarks, that " Words, when well chosen, have so great a force in them, that...help of words, than by an actual survey of the scene they describe. In this case the poet seems to get the better of Nature; he takes, indeed, the landscape... | |
 | Joseph Addison - 1854 - 710 pàgines
...350 SPECTATOR . [Xo. 416. Words, when well chosen, have so great a foree in them, that a deseription often gives us more lively ideas than the sight of things themselves. The reader finds a seene drawn in stronger ^colours, and painted more to the life in his imagination, by the help of words,... | |
 | Joseph Addison - 1856 - 1090 pàgines
...so great a force in them, that I a description often gives us morejiv^lv_idfias_ than the sight of 1 things themselves. The reader finds a scene drawn...painted more to the life in his imagination, by the .v help of words, than by an actual survey of the scene which they ' describe. In this ease, the poet... | |
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