 ... very few rich enough to live idly upon their rents or incomes, or to pay the high prices given in Europe for painting, statues, architecture, and the other works of art that are more curious than useful.  The British Critic - Página 2821794Vista completa - Acerca de este libro
 | Bertha Moser Haines, Charles Grove Haines - 1928 - 350 páginas
...live idly upon their rents or incomes; or pay the high prices given in Europe, for Painting, Statues, Architecture, and the other works of Art that are more curious than useful. In regard to educational facilities he adds: It is true that letters and mathematical knowledge... | |
 | Bryce Conrad - 1990 - 196 páginas
...had best remain in Europe because even "the natural geniuses that have arisen in America with such talents have uniformly quitted that country for Europe, where they can be more suitably rewarded" (145). Against that American grain both Emerson and Williams sought to enable Americans... | |
 | Various - 1994 - 676 páginas
...idly upon their Rents or Incomes, or to pay the high Prices given in Europe for Paintings, Statues, Architecture, and the other Works of Art, that are more curious than useful. Hence the natural Geniuses, that have arisen in America with such Talents, have uniformly quitted... | |
 | Benjamin Franklin - 1998 - 404 páginas
...idly upon their Rents or Incomes; or to pay the high Prices given in Europe, for Paintings, Statues, Architecture and the other Works of Art that are more curious than useful. Hence the natural Geniuses that have arisen in America, with such Talents, have uniformly quitted... | |
 | Walter Isaacson - 2005 - 576 páginas
...idly upon their rents or incomes; or to pay the high prices given in Europe, for paintings, statues, architecture and the other works of art that are more curious than useful. Hence the natural geniuses that have arisen in America, with such talents, have uniformly quitted... | |
 | Michel Butor - 2004 - 340 páginas
...that are more curious than useful. Hence the natural Geniuses, that have arisen in America with such Talents, have uniformly quitted that Country for Europe, where they can be more suitably rewarded . . ." Benjamin Franklin. The fireflies that rose in the air at night, near Bryn... | |
 | Oliver J. Thatcher - 2004 - 476 páginas
...idly upon their rents or incomes, or to pay the highest prices given in Europe for painting, statues, architecture, and the other works of art, that are more curious than useful. Hence the natural geniuses, that have arisen in America with such talents, have uniformly quitted... | |
 | Benjamin Franklin - 2004 - 446 páginas
...idly upon their Rems or Incomes; or to pay the high Prices given in Europe, for Paimings, Statues, Architecture and the other Works of Art that are more curious than usefuL Hence the natural Geniuses, that have arisen in America, with such Taleuts, have uniformly quitted... | |
 | Benjamin Franklin - 2006 - 317 páginas
...idly upon their Rents or Incomes; or to pay the high Prices given in Europe, for Paintings, Statues, Architecture and the other Works of Art that are more curious than useful. Hence the natural Geniuses that have arisen in America, with such Talents, have uniformly quitted... | |
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