. The literary works of Sir Joshua Reynolds to which is prefixed, a memoir of the author; with remarks on his professional character, illustrative of his principles and practice. in the train, I cannot say of his imitators, butof his admirers. I have taken another course, onemore suited to my abilities, and to the taste of thetimes in which I live. Yet however unequal I feelmyself to that attempt, were I now to begin the worldagain, I would tread in the steps of that great master :to kiss the hem of his garment, to catch the slightestof his perfections, would be glory and distinctionenough for
. The literary works of Sir Joshua Reynolds to which is prefixed, a memoir of the author; with remarks on his professional character, illustrative of his principles and practice. in the train, I cannot say of his imitators, butof his admirers. I have taken another course, onemore suited to my abilities, and to the taste of thetimes in which I live. Yet however unequal I feelmyself to that attempt, were I now to begin the worldagain, I would tread in the steps of that great master :to kiss the hem of his garment, to catch the slightestof his perfections, would be glory and distinctionenough for an ambitious man. I feel a self-congratulation in knowing myself ca-pable of such sensations as he intended to excite. Ireflect, not without vanity, that these Discourses beartestimony of my admiration of that truly divine man ;and I should desire that the last words which I shouldpronounce in this Academy, and from this place, mightbe the name of—Michel Angelo.* * Unfortunately for mankind, these were the last words pro-nounced by this great Painter from the Academical chair. Hedied about fourteen months after this Discourse was delivered.—M. END OF THE THREE LETTERS TO THE IDLER.
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