 It was one of those heads which Guido has often painted mild, pale penetrating, free from all commonplace ideas of fat contented ignorance looking downwards upon the earth it look'd forwards ; but look'd, as if it look'd at something beyond this world.  The New-England Magazine - Page 228edited by - 1834Full view - About this book
 | SEVERAL HANDS - 1768 - 628 pages
...in it before their time, agreed to the account. * It was one of thofe heads, which Guido has often painted —mild, pale — penetrating, free from all...ignorance looking downwards upon the earth — it look'd forwards ; but look'd, as if it look'd at fomething beyond this world. How one of his order... | |
 | Laurence Sterne - France - 1768 - 234 pages
...time, agreed to the -account. : i It was one of thofe heads, which Guido has often painted—mild, pale —penetrating, free from all common-place ideas...fat contented ignorance looking downwards upon the earth—it look'd forw ards; but look'd, as if it look'd at fomething beyond this world. How one of... | |
 | Laurence Sterne - 1779 - 208 pages
...wrinkles in it before their time, agreed to the account. It was one of thofe heads, which Guido has often painted — •• mild, pale — penetrating, free...ignorance looking downwards upon the earth — it look'd forwards; but look'd, as if it look'd at fomething beyond this world. How one of his order came... | |
 | Laurence Sterne - 1780 - 360 pages
...to the account. It was one of thofe heads which Guido has often painted—mild, pale—penetrating, free from all common-place ideas of fat contented ignorance looking downwards upon the earth—it look'd forwards; but look'd, as if it look'd at fomething beyond this world. How one of... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - Maxims - 1782 - 482 pages
...the account. It was one of thofe heads, which Guido has «ften painted—mild, pale—penetrating', free from all common-place ideas of fat contented ignorance looking downwards upon the earth— it look'd forwards ; but look'd, as if it look'd at fomething beyond this world. How one of his order... | |
 | Laurence Sterne - 1783 - 262 pages
...looking downwards upon the earth — it look'd forwards ; but look'd, as if it look'd at fomething beyond this world. How one of his order came by it, heaven above, who let it faH upon a monk's fhoulders, beft knows-, bat it would have fuited a Bramin, and had I met it upon... | |
 | William Scott - Elocution - 1789 - 416 pages
...painted— mild, pale, — penetrating ; free from all common-place ideas of fat contented-ignorance looking downwards upon the earth — It looked forwards ; but looked as if it looked at Ibmething betond this world. How ene.of his order came by it, Heaven above, who let it fall upon a... | |
 | Laurence Sterne - English literature - 1790 - 390 pages
...wrinkles in it before their time, agreed to the account. It was one of thofe heads which' Gnido has often painted — mild, pale — penetrating — , free...all common-place ideas of fat contented ignorance lookingdoWIJn downwards upon the earth— it look'd forwards >• but look'd, as if it look'd at fomething... | |
 | Conduct of life - 1792 - 494 pages
...wrinkles in it before their nine, agreed to the account. It was one of thofc heads which Guido ha* often painted — mild — pale — penetrating, free from...ignorance looking downwards upon the earth — it look'd forwards ; but look'd as if it look'd at fomctliing ' beyond this world. How one of his order... | |
 | Vicesimus Knox - English prose literature - 1797 - 516 pages
...wrinkles in it before their time, agreed to the account. It was one of d-icfe heads which Guido lias often painted — mild — pale — penetrating, free from...ignorance looking downwards upon the earth — it look'd forward* ; but look'd as if it look'd at fcmetliing heyor.d this world. How one of his order... | |
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