 ... or it may be compared to pendulums vibrating in different directions over one central point, and as they all cross the centre, though only one passes through any other point, so it will be found that perfect beauty is oftener produced by nature than...  Essays on the Anatomy and Philosophy of Expression - Page 157by Sir Charles Bell - 1824 - 218 pagesFull view - About this book
 | Samuel Johnson - 1767 - 366 pages
...Nature is continually inclining, like various lines terminating in the center ; or it may be compared to pendulums vibrating in different directions over one central point ; and as they all crofs the center, tho' only one paffes thro' any other point, fo it will be found that perfect beauty... | |
 | Samuel Johnson, John Hawkins - 1787 - 430 pages
...nature is continually inclining, like various lines terminating in the center; or it maybe compared to pendulums vibrating in different directions over one central point ; and as they all crofs the center, though only one pafles through any other point, fo it will be found that perfect... | |
 | Samuel Johnson, John Hawkins - 1787 - 432 pages
...continually inclining, like various lines terminating in the center; or it may be compared to pendururns vibrating in different directions over one central point ; and as they all crofs the center, though only one paflfes through any other point, fo it will be found that perfect... | |
 | Colin Macfarquhar, George Gleig - 1797 - 422 pages
...determinate form, to which, as to a centre, nature is continually inclining. Or it maybe compared to pendulums vibrating in different directions over one central point ; and as they all crofs the entire, tho'igh only one paffes through any other point ; fo it will be found that perfeS... | |
 | Sir Joshua Reynolds, Edmond Malone - 1801 - 452 pages
...Nature is continually inclining, Like various lines terminating in the centre ; or it may be compared to pendulums vibrating in different directions over one...point, so it will be found that perfect beauty is oftner produced by nature than deformity ; I do not mean than deformity in general, but than any one... | |
 | sir Joshua Reynolds - 1801 - 450 pages
...Nature is continually inclining, like various lines terminating in the centre ; or it may be compared to pendulums vibrating in different directions over one...point, so it will be found that perfect beauty is oftner produced by nature than deformity ; I do not mean than deformity in general, but than any one... | |
 | Ebenezer Sibly - 1802 - 420 pages
...determinate form, to which, as to a centre, nature is continually inclining. Or it may be compared to pendulums vibrating in different directions over one central point; and as they all crofs the centre, though only one pafles through any other point, fo it will be found that perfect... | |
 | 1803 - 222 pages
...nature is continually inclining, like various lines terminating in the centre ; or it may be compared to pendulums vibrating in different directions over one...will be found that perfect beauty is oftener produced by nature than deformity ; I do not mean than deformity in general, but than any one kind of deformity.... | |
 | Sir Joshua Reynolds - 1809 - 442 pages
...Nature is continually inclining, like various lines terminating in the centre ; or it may be compared to pendulums vibrating in different directions over one...will be found that perfect beauty is oftener produced by nature than deformity; I do not mean than ^deformity In general, but than any one kind of deformity.... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1810 - 428 pages
...nature is continually inclining, like various lines terminating in the centre ; or it may be compared to pendulums vibrating in different directions over one...will be found that perfect beauty is oftener produced by nature than deformity; I do not mean than deformity in general, but than any one kind of deformity.... | |
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