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in any proportion.) of the brush have shewn in taking copies.These, you must know, are your great historians. One of these you will see drawing a full length character against the light;thats illiberal,dishonest,and hard upon the character of the man who sits. Others, to mend the matter, will make a drawing of you in the Camera;that is most unfair of all, because, there you are sure to be represented in some of your most ridiculous attitudes. To avoid all and every one of these errors in giving you my uncle Tobys character, I am determined to draw it by no mechanical help whatever;nor shall my pencil be guided by any one wind-instrument which ever was blown upon, either on this, or on the other side of the Alps;nor will I consider either his repletions or his discharges,or touch upon his Non- naturals; but, in a word, I will draw my uncle Tobys character from his Hobby-Horse. |
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