LIV. The Quantity of Light and Shade to be adapted 284 LX. Diversity and Facility are pleasing * 284 287 287 287 ......... 288 LXIV. Know thyself 288 289 LXII. The Compass to be in the Eyes* LXIII. Pride, an Enemy to good Painting * LXV. Perpetually practise, and do easily what you have conceived........................... LXVI. The Morning most proper for Work ............ 289 LXVII. Every Day do something... LXVIII. The Method of catching natural Passions LXX. The Method of Studies for a young Painter**** 293 The following little piece has been constantly annexed to M. DU FRESNOY'S poem. It is here given from the former Editions: but the liberty has been taken of making some alterations in the Version, which, when compared with the original in French, appeared either to be done very carelessly by Mr. DRYDEN, or (what is more probable) to be the work of some inferior hand which he employed on the occasion. M. |