i Great things are done when men and mountains meet； This is not done by jostling in the street. ii To God If you have form'd a circle to go into，...
I DO not love thee！—no！ I do not love thee！ And yet when thou art absent I am sad； And envy even the bright blue sky above thee， Whose quiet sta...
SHE was a phantom of delight When first she gleam‘d upon my sight； A lovely apparition， sent To be a moment‘s ornament； Her eyes as stars ...
i Advice of the Popes who succeeded the Age of Raphael Degrade first the Arts if you'd mankind degrade， Hire idiots to paint with cold light and h...
ii On the great encouragement given by English nobility and gentry to Correggio， Rubens， Reynolds， Gainsborough， Catalani， Du Crow， and Dilbury Doodle...
iii I askèd my dear friend Orator Prig： `What's the first part of oratory？' He said： `A great wig.' `And what is the second？' T...
iv `O dear Mother Outline！ of wisdom most sage， What's the first part of painting？' She said： `Patronage.' `And what is the second， to ple...
v On the Foundation of the Royal Academy When nations grow old， the Arts grow cold， And Commerce settles on every tree； And the poor and the old can l...
vi These are the idiots' chiefest arts： To blend and not define the parts The swallow sings， in courts of kings， That fools have their high finish...
vii The cripple every step drudges and labours， And says： `Come， learn to walk of me， good neighbours.' Sir Joshua in astonishment cries out： `See...