The Powers of Genius, a poem. (Illustrations of Genius from authors, ... attached to the poem in an appendix.)Albion Press: : Printed by J. Cundee, Ivy Lane, for T. Williams, Stationers' Court, and T. Hurst, Paternoster-Row, 1804 - 155 pages |
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... care our bodies grow , 81 And bear the bounty which her hands bestow , But if
to Nature and her free controul , Be unmolested left the human soul , In deepest
ignorance she would ever dwell , Dungeon ' d with Night within her gloomy cell .
... care our bodies grow , 81 And bear the bounty which her hands bestow , But if
to Nature and her free controul , Be unmolested left the human soul , In deepest
ignorance she would ever dwell , Dungeon ' d with Night within her gloomy cell .
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... author of the Pursuits of Literature has classed among the greatest geniuses of
the world , had the kindred soul of Shakespeare . His imagination appears from
his works to be inexhaustible . His impetuosity bears him above every difficulty .
... author of the Pursuits of Literature has classed among the greatest geniuses of
the world , had the kindred soul of Shakespeare . His imagination appears from
his works to be inexhaustible . His impetuosity bears him above every difficulty .
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320 A rugged race the cliffs and mountains bear , They leap the precipice and
breast the air , Follow the chamois on the pointed rock , And clamber heights to
seek their bearded fock . Loud from the Baltic * sounds the dreadful storm And ...
320 A rugged race the cliffs and mountains bear , They leap the precipice and
breast the air , Follow the chamois on the pointed rock , And clamber heights to
seek their bearded fock . Loud from the Baltic * sounds the dreadful storm And ...
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O bear upon thy wing That strain , which flows from Petrarch ' s * mournful string .
120 pastorals have little more to recommend them than their smoothness of
versification . The writer who approaches nearest to the great master of this
species ...
O bear upon thy wing That strain , which flows from Petrarch ' s * mournful string .
120 pastorals have little more to recommend them than their smoothness of
versification . The writer who approaches nearest to the great master of this
species ...
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... which I was overwhelmed . ” Soon after , writing to a friend , he says , “ These
laurels which encircled my head were too green ; had I been of riper age and
understanding I would Petrarch . Thou stream of Time ! bear in thy 38 THE
POWERS ...
... which I was overwhelmed . ” Soon after , writing to a friend , he says , “ These
laurels which encircled my head were too green ; had I been of riper age and
understanding I would Petrarch . Thou stream of Time ! bear in thy 38 THE
POWERS ...
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| Title | The Powers of Genius, a poem. (Illustrations of Genius from authors, ... attached to the poem in an appendix.) |
| Author | John Blair Linn |
| Publisher | Albion Press: : Printed by J. Cundee, Ivy Lane, for T. Williams, Stationers' Court, and T. Hurst, Paternoster-Row, 1804 |
| Original from | Oxford University |
| Digitized | 9 Aug 2006 |
| Length | 155 pages |
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