Date: 1792
"The imagination of a painter, really great in his profession, is a magazine abounding with all the elegant forms, and striking effects, which are to be found in nature."
preview | full record— Gilpin, William (1724-1804)
Date: 1814, 1816, 1896
"Thoughts, like Churl's corn, in chamber'd stores entomb'd, / Devour'd by vermin, or, decay, consum'd; / Whose fruits might food, or opulence, afford; / Enrich the Rich, or bless the poor Man's board."
preview | full record— Woodhouse, James (bap. 1735, d. 1820)