. . . I felt my ignorance, and stood abashed.

A Liar he never was Abashed in his Life & never felt his Ignorance

[P xvi] . . . I was convinced that I had originally formed a false opinion of the perfection of art, . .

All this Concession is to prove that Genius is Acquired as follows in the Next page

[P xvii] . . . I am now clearly of opinion, that a relish for the higher excellencies of art is an

acquired taste, which no man ever possessed without long cultivation, and great labour. . .

[Fool]

. . . as if. . . our minds, like tinder, should instantly catch fire from the divine spark of Raffaelle's

gemus.

A Mock

. . . the excellence of his style. . . lies deep; and at the first view is seen but mistily.

A Mock

It is the florid style, which strikes at once, and captivates the eye for a time, . . .

A Lie The Florid Style such as the Venetian & the Flemish. Never Struck Me at Once

nor At-AIl.[p xviii]

[to good Artists ]The Style that Strikes the Eye is the True Style But A Fools Eye is

Not to be. a Criterion

I consider general copying(he adds) as a delusive kind of industry:. . .

Here he Condemns Generalizing which he almost always Approves& Recommends

[P xix] How incapable of producing any thing of their own, those are, who have spent most of

their time in making finished copies, . . .

Finishd. What does he Mean Niggling Without the Correct <& Definite>Outline If he

means That Copying Correctly is a hindrance he is a Liar. for that is the only School

to the Language of Art

[P xxix] It is the thoughts expressed in the works of Michael Angelo, Correggio, Raffaelle,

Parmegiano, and perhaps some of the old Gothick masters, . . . which we seek after with avidity.