Hired to Depress: A Digital Scholarly Edition of William Blake's Annotations to Sir Joshua Reynolds' DiscoursesMain MenuWho is William Blake?Just who is William Blake? And why does his scribbling in a book matter?Who is Sir Joshua Reynolds?Important FiguresTitle PageContents of The First VolumeDedication and To the KingSome Account of the Life and Writings of Sir Joshua ReynoldsWritten by Edmond Malone, Esq.The First DiscourseBibliographyElizabeth Pottera6e9fb7ea6eda3e5063e2aee73ca5f372e99b8f3
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12017-01-13T23:14:58-08:00Elizabeth Pottera6e9fb7ea6eda3e5063e2aee73ca5f372e99b8f370542plain2017-03-18T11:49:32-07:00Elizabeth Pottera6e9fb7ea6eda3e5063e2aee73ca5f372e99b8f3Let not that Nation where Less than Nobility is the Reward. Pretend that Art is Encouraged by that Nation. Art is First in Intellectuals & Ought to be First in Nations
Majesty has been pleased to encourage, shows that only encouragement had been wanting.
To give advice to those who are contend- ing for royal liberality, has been for some years the duty of my station in the Aca- demy; and these Discourses hope for Your Majesty's acceptance, as well-intended endeavours to incite that emulation which your notice has kindled, and direct those studies which your bounty has rewarded.
May it please Your Majesty,
Your Majesty's Most dutiful Servant, and most faithful subject,
