The Powers of Genius: A Poem, in Three PartsAlbion Press: : Printed by J. Cundee, Ivy Lane, for T. Williams, Stationers' Court, and T. Hurst, Paternoster-Row, 1804 - 155 pages |
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... that he employed him- self , when a child , in drawing with a coal , rude outlines of figures . His parents , who were noble , endeavoured to re- Its Effects . Behold where bursts the golden orb of THE POWERS OF GENIUS .
... that he employed him- self , when a child , in drawing with a coal , rude outlines of figures . His parents , who were noble , endeavoured to re- Its Effects . Behold where bursts the golden orb of THE POWERS OF GENIUS .
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... figure to the highest pitch of excellence ; but I confess the group of the Laocoon , appears to me a superior effort of sculpture . " * See in Burney's History of Music , the wonderful effects of this art upon the mind . And an account ...
... figure to the highest pitch of excellence ; but I confess the group of the Laocoon , appears to me a superior effort of sculpture . " * See in Burney's History of Music , the wonderful effects of this art upon the mind . And an account ...
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... figures bold and animated , and the diction every where sonorous , yet noble ; polished , yet full of fire . A great profusion of learning has been thrown away by some critics , in comparing Homer with the heroic poets who have ...
... figures bold and animated , and the diction every where sonorous , yet noble ; polished , yet full of fire . A great profusion of learning has been thrown away by some critics , in comparing Homer with the heroic poets who have ...
Page 87
... figures are innumerable , bold and energetic . They drew them from two sources --- the object of Nature , and the practice of common life . * The former is the grandest , the latter , perhaps , was most univer- sally intelligible . In ...
... figures are innumerable , bold and energetic . They drew them from two sources --- the object of Nature , and the practice of common life . * The former is the grandest , the latter , perhaps , was most univer- sally intelligible . In ...
Page 88
... figures . 4. Η γενναια φρασις , or a generous character of diction . 5. Η εν αξιώματι και διαρσεί συνθεσις , or a dig- nified and elevated composition . APPENDIX . The following extracts which are offered as il- 88 THE POWERS OF GENIUS .
... figures . 4. Η γενναια φρασις , or a generous character of diction . 5. Η εν αξιώματι και διαρσεί συνθεσις , or a dig- nified and elevated composition . APPENDIX . The following extracts which are offered as il- 88 THE POWERS OF GENIUS .
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