Modern Painters, Volume 1 (of 5)

CHAPTER I.--Introductory.

PAGE Sec. 1. Public opinion no criterion of excellence, except after long periods of time. 1 Sec. 2. And therefore obstinate when once formed. 4 Sec. 3. The author's reasons for opposing it in particular instances. 5 Sec. 4. But only on points capable of demonstration. ...