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" There is no excellent beauty that hath not some strangeness in the proportion. "
Bacon's essays, with annotations by R. Whately - Page 391
by Francis Bacon (visct. St. Albans.) - 1856
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An Essay on the Genius and Writings of Pope, Volume 1

Joseph Warton - 1772 - 374 pages
...known to have been remarkably fond. " There is no excellent beauty, that hath not fome ftrangenefs in the proportion. A man cannot tell whether Apelles or Albert Durer, were the more trifler : whereof the one would make a perfonage by geometrical proportions ; the other by taking...
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The Works of Alexander Pope, Esq: Memoirs of the life and writings of Pope ...

Alexander Pope, William Lisle Bowles - 1806 - 550 pages
...than juft to regulate their operations. WARBURTOJU. NOTES. lent beauty that hath not fome ftrangenefs in the proportion. A man cannot tell whether Apelles, or Albert Durer, were the more trifler : whereof the one would make a perfonage by ~geometrical proportions ; the other, by taking...
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Essays, Moral, Economical, and Political

Francis Bacon - 1812 - 348 pages
...their times. In beauty, that of favour is more than that of colour; and that of decent and gracious motion more than that of favour. That is the best...the proportion. A man cannot tell whether Apelles, oy Albert Durer, were the more trifler; whereof the one would make a personage by geometrical proportions:...
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The Works of Francis Bacon, Volume 1

Francis Bacon - 1815 - 310 pages
...their times. In beauty, that of favour is more than that of colour ; and that of descent and gracious motion more than that of favour. That is the best...cannot tell whether Apelles or Albert Durer were the more trifler ; whereof the one would make a personage by geometrical proportions ; the other, by taking...
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The invisible hand

Invisible hand - 1815 - 278 pages
...comely, though not of delicate features ; and that hath rather dignity of presence than beauty of aspect. That is the best part of beauty which a picture cannot express ; no, nor the first sight of the life. LORD BACON. sister and I were now left alone. Though young, we already felt the force of that inquiry...
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The Essays Or Counsels, Moral, Economical and Political: With Elegant ...

Francis Bacon - 1818 - 312 pages
...their times. In Beauty, that of favour is more than that of colour ; and that of decent and gracious motion, more than that of favour. That is the best...cannot tell, whether Apelles or Albert Durer were the more trifler; whereof the one would make a personage by geometrical proportions, the other by taking...
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The essays; or, Counsels moral, economical, and political, by sir F. Bacon

Francis Bacon (visct. St. Albans.) - 1818 - 310 pages
...their times. In Beauty, that of favour is more than that of colour ; and that of decent and gracious motion, more than that of favour. That is the best...express, no nor the first sight of the life. There i* no excellent Beauty that hath not some strangeness in the proportion. A man cannot tell, whether...
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The works of Francis Bacon, Volume 2

Francis Bacon (visct. St. Albans.) - 1819 - 602 pages
...their times. In beauty, that of favour is more than that of colour ; and that of decent and gracious motion more than that of favour. That is the best...cannot tell, whether Apelles or Albert Durer were the more trifler ; whereof the one would make a personage by geometrical proportions ; the other, by taking...
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Essays moral, economical and political

Francis Bacon (visct. St. Albans.) - 1819 - 214 pages
...their times. In beauty, that of favour is more than that of colour; and that of decent and gracious motion more than that of favour. That is the best...cannot tell whether Apelles or Albert Durer, were the more trifler ; whereof the one would make a personage by geometrical proportions : the other, by taking...
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Essays by Lords Bacon and Clarendon: Two Volumes in One, Volumes 1-2

Francis Bacon - 1820 - 548 pages
...their times. In beauty, that of favour is more than that of colour; and that of decent and gracious motion more than that of favour. That is the best...strangeness in the proportion A man cannot tell whether Applies or Albert Durer, were the more trifier; whereof the one would make a personage by geometrical...
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