 It is unworthy of you," said he to Sir Joshua. " to debase so high a genius as Voltaire before so mean a writer as Beattie. Beattie and his book will be forgotten in ten years, while Voltaire's fame will last for ever. Take care it does not perpetuate...  Shakespeare Goes to Paris - Página 188por John Pemble - 2005 - 270 páginasPré-visualização limitada - Acerca deste livro
 | James Boswell - 1786 - 552 páginas
...your eminence and character, Sir Joshua, to condescend to be a mean flatterer, or to wish to degrade so high a genius as Voltaire before so mean a writer as Dr. Beattie ; for Dr. Beattie and his book together will, in the space of ten years, not be known ever... | |
 | 1814 - 570 páginas
...your eminence and character, Sir Joshua, to condescend to be a mean flatterer, or to wish to degrade so high a genius as Voltaire before so mean a writer as Dr. Beat t ie : for Dr. Beattie and his book together, will, in the space of ten years, not be known... | |
 | sir Joshua Reynolds - 1824 - 332 páginas
...your eminence and character, Sir Joshua, to condescend to be a mean flatterer, or to wish to degrade so high a genius as Voltaire before so mean a writer as Dr. Beattie ; for Dr. Beattie, and his book together, will, in the space of ten years, not be known... | |
 | Sir Joshua Reynolds - 1824 - 332 páginas
...your eminence and character, Sir Joshua, to condescend to be a mean flatterer, or to wish to degrade so high a genius as Voltaire before so mean a writer as Dr. Beattie ; for Dr. Beattie, and his book together, will, in the space of ten years, not be known... | |
 | Allan Cunningham - 1832 - 324 páginas
...eminence like you, Sir Joshua, to descend to flattery such as this. How could you think of degrading so high a genius as Voltaire before so mean a writer...Beattie and his book will be forgotten in ten years ; but your allegorical picture and the fame of Voltaire will live to your disgrace as a flatterer."... | |
 | sir Joshua Reynolds - 1835 - 726 páginas
...your eminence and character, Sir Joshua, to condescend to flattery like this, or to think of degrading so high a genius as Voltaire before so mean a writer as Beattie ; Dr. Beattie and his book will be as much forgotten in ten years as if it had never been in existence... | |
 | 1846 - 316 páginas
...eminence like you, Sir Joshua, to descend to flattery such as this. How could you think of degrading so high a genius as Voltaire before so mean a writer...Beattie and his book will be forgotten in ten years ; but your allegorical picture and the fame of Voltaire will live to your disgrace as a flatterer."... | |
 | John Forster - 1848 - 744 páginas
...unworthy of ' you,' said Goldsmith to Sir Joshua, and his fine rebuke will outlast the silly picture, ' to debase so high a genius ' as Voltaire before so...forgotten in ten years, while Voltaire's ' fame will last for ever. Take care it does not perpetuate ' this picture, to the shame of such a man as you.' Reynolds... | |
 | Joachim Fernau - 1848 - 736 páginas
...unworthy of ' you,' said Goldsmith to Sir Joshua, and his fine rebuke will outlast the silly picture, ' to debase so high a genius ' as Voltaire before so...forgotten in ten years, while Voltaire's ' fame will last for ever. Take care it does not perpetuate ' this picture, to the shame of such a man as you.' Reynolds... | |
 | John Forster - 1848 - 740 páginas
...unworthy of ' you,' said Goldsmith to Sir Joshua, and his fine rebuke will outlast the silly picture, ' to debase so high a genius ' as Voltaire before so...forgotten in ten years, while Voltaire's ' fame will last for ever. Take care it does not perpetuate ' this picture, to the shame of such a man as you.' Reynolds... | |
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