 | William Basil Worsfold - 1897 - 308 psl.
...these judgments tentatively pronounced by the critic. Literary taste, says Addison,5 is the faculty ' which discerns the beauties of an author with pleasure and the imperfections with dislike. If a man would know whether he is possessed of this faculty, I would have him read over the celebrated... | |
 | 1900 - 872 psl.
...omnium ftominum attest atur." The elegant Addison agrees. "Literary taste," says he, "is the faculty which discerns the beauties of an author with pleasure and the imperfections with dislike. If a man would know whether he is possessed of this faculty I would have him read over the celebrated... | |
 | George Gregory Smith - 1898 - 316 psl.
...Writing, and shewn the Propriety of the Metaphor which is used on this Occasion, I think / I may define it to be that Faculty of the Soul, which discerns...with Pleasure, and the Imperfections with Dislike, If a Man would know whether he is possessed of this Faculty, I would have him read over die celebrated... | |
 | Hottingen, Lesezirkel, Stiftung von Schnyder von Wartensee - 1900 - 470 psl.
...giudicare in teoria e in pratica ciö ch-e bello, ciö ch-e deforme in poesia." 4 8 ) Spectator N. 409. That faculty of the soul, which discerns the Beauties of an Author with Pleasure, and the Imperfection with Dislike. »») Briefwechsel, S. 11. 60 ) Briefwechsel, S. 5. M ) Spectator, N. 413;... | |
 | 1900 - 532 psl.
...omnium hominum attestatur." The elegant Addison agrees. "Literary taste," says he, "is the faculty which discerns the beauties of an author with pleasure and the imperfections with dislike. If a man would know whether he is possessed of this faculty I would have him read over the celebrated... | |
 | Francis Robert Morrison - 1901 - 140 psl.
...these great works. It is thus that "taste" is formed. Literary taste, says Addison, "is " the faculty which discerns the beauties of an author with " pleasure and the imperfections with dislike. If a nfftii would " know whether he is possessed of this faculty, 1 would have " him read over the... | |
 | Augustine Birrell - 1901 - 310 psl.
...omnium hominum atiesta' tur.' The elegant Addison agrees. ' Lit' erary taste,' says he, ' is the faculty which ' discerns the beauties of an author with ' pleasure and the imperfections with dis' like. If a man would know whether he ' is possessed of this faculty I would have ' him read over... | |
 | Emil Saudé - 1906 - 88 psl.
...themselves excel, And censure freely. who have written well". Ferner ist unerläßlich „fine taste", dh „that faculty of the soul, which discerns the beauties...with pleasure, and the imperfections with dislike", Geschmack, der angeboren sein muß, dann aber durch Studium der schönen Wissenschaften, durch Umgang... | |
 | Joseph Addison - 1906 - 584 psl.
...writing, and shewn the propriety of the metaphor which is used on this occasion, I think I may define it to be, that faculty (of the soul, which discerns the beauties of an author ivith pleasure, and the imperfections with dislike. If a man would know whether he is possessed of... | |
 | 1900 - 1162 psl.
...liniiiiiiiiiit attestatur." The elegant Addison agrees. "Literary taste," says he, "is the faculty which discerns the beauties of an author with pleasure and the imperfections with dislike. If a man would know whether he is possessed of this faculty I would have him read over the celebrated... | |
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I may define it to be that faculty of the soul which discerns the beauties of an author with pleasure and the imperfections with dislike. 
