The exercise of criticism always destroys for a time our sensibility to beauty by leading us to regard the work in relation to certain laws of construction. The eye turns from the charms of nature to fix itself upon the… — Sir Archibald Alison, 2nd Baronet Copy Share Image
There is often no material difference between the enjoyment of the highest ranks and those of the rudest stages of society. If the life… — Sir Archibald Alison, 2nd Baronet Copy Share Image
There is no man who has not some interesting associations with particular scenes, or airs, or books, and who does not feel their beauty… — Sir Archibald Alison, 2nd Baronet Copy Share Image
The exercise of criticism always destroys for a time our sensibility to beauty by leading us to regard the work in relation to certain… — Sir Archibald Alison, 2nd Baronet Copy Share Image
Taste is, in general, considered as that faculty of the human mind by which we perceive and enjoy whatever is beautiful or sublime in… — Sir Archibald Alison, 2nd Baronet Copy Share Image
