 | Tobias Smollett - 1780 - 504 pages
...as a promoter of laughter. I think I have (hewn that his views are more generous and extentenfivc. Mirth coloured his pictures, but benevolence defigned...topics were harmlefs, all his touches were marked w»h pleafantry and fun. He never laughed like Rabelais at nonfenfe that he impofed for wit ; but like... | |
 | SEVERAL HANDS. - 1781 - 588 pages
...more generous and extenfive. Mirth coloured his picture-, bat benevolence deligned them. He froiled like Socrates, that men might not be offended at his lectures, and might learn to laugh at their own follie«. When his topics were harmkfs, all his touches were marked with pleafantry, and fun. He never... | |
 | Horace Walpole, George Vertue - 1786 - 360 pages
...only as a promoter of laughter. I think I have fhown that his views were more generous and extenfive. Mirth coloured his pictures, but benevolence defigned...his lectures, and might learn to laugh at their own fdlies. When his topics were harmIds, all his touches were marked with pleafantry, and fun. He never... | |
 | 1813 - 496 pages
...more generous and extensive. Mirth coloured his pictures, but Benevolence designed them. He smiled, like Socrates, that men might not be offended at his...to laugh at their own follies. When his topics were harmless, all his touches were marked with pleasantry and fun. He never laughed, like Rabelais, at... | |
 | Horace Walpole - 1827 - 400 pages
...more generous and extensive. Mirth coloured his pictures, but benevolence designed them. He smiled like Socrates, that men might not be offended at his...to laugh at their own follies. When his topics were harmless, all his touches were marked with pleasantry and fun. He never laughed like Rabelais at nonsense... | |
 | Allan Cunningham - 1832 - 324 pages
...generous and extensive — mirth coloured his pictures, but benevolence designed them — he smiled like Socrates, that men might not be offended at his...lectures, and might learn to laugh at their own follies." This sensible and accurate estimate displeased Nichols, who proceeded to examine into the grossnesses... | |
 | 1834 - 614 pages
...more generous and extensive; mirth coloured his pictures, but benevolence designed them ; he smiled like Socrates, that men might not be offended at his...lectures, and might learn to laugh at their own follies." ALLAN RAMSAY. JTlIIS artist, «on of the celebrated poet of the sanie name, was born at Edinburgh,... | |
 | William Hogarth - 1833 - 538 pages
...more generous and extensive. Mirth coloured his picturesj_but benevolence designed them. He smiled like Socrates, that men might not be offended at his...to laugh at their own follies. When his topics were harmless, all his touches were marked with pleasantry and fun. He never laughed like Rabelais at nonsense... | |
 | 1834 - 532 pages
...more generous and extensive. Mirth coloured his pictures, but benevolence designed them. He smiled like Socrates, that men might not be offended at his...to laugh at their own follies. When his topics were harmless, all his touches were marked with pleasantry and fun. He never laughed, like Rabelais, at... | |
 | John Gould - 1835 - 430 pages
...and extensive. Mirth coloured his pictures, but benevolence designed them. He smiled like Soerates, that men might not be offended at his lectures, and...might learn to laugh at their own follies. When his topies were harmless, all his touches were marked with pleasantry and fun. He never laughed, like Rabelais,... | |
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I have shown that his views were more generous and extensive. Mirth coloured his pictures, but benevolence designed them. He smiled like Socrates, that men might not be offended at his lectures, and might learn to laugh at their own follies. 
