The American drawing-book : a manual for the amateur, and basis of study for the professional artist : especially adapted to the use of public and private schools, as well as home instruction (1847)
Chapman, J. G. (John Gadsby), 1808-1889 · New York : J.S. Redfield · leaf 15
n in itself imperfect, and founded, too often, on false or capricious notions 5 but, he whohas no experience of the way to reach it, can never make it plain enough to others, to substitutehis dreamy fancy of its direction, for long-established and well-tried landmarks, whose value to thestudent has… … culture by its fruit, nor discard the old, beaten, well-known path, until we can find a better — one,at least, that some traveller has pursued with success. 82. After what has been said, in relation to the method of drawing the outline of the previousexample, it would be paying but a poor…
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