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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Page ix
... first hint of his theory of music ; and that a wretched dramatic performance , by an Italian of the name of Adreino , awakened the soul of Mil- ton to the grand conception of Paradise Lost . Genius implies such vast comprehension , such ...
... first hint of his theory of music ; and that a wretched dramatic performance , by an Italian of the name of Adreino , awakened the soul of Mil- ton to the grand conception of Paradise Lost . Genius implies such vast comprehension , such ...
Page 1
... first part of poetry and painting : and absolutely necessary to them both ; yet no rule ever was or ever can be given how to compass it . A happy genius is the gift of Nature ; it depends on the influence of the stars , say the ...
... first part of poetry and painting : and absolutely necessary to them both ; yet no rule ever was or ever can be given how to compass it . A happy genius is the gift of Nature ; it depends on the influence of the stars , say the ...
Page 5
... first begins her brightening course , Proceeds increasing in resistless force ; And all collected in one great design , Moves like a giant just refresh'd with wine : Then sv 60 sweeps the storm which chills with loud alarm , Then falls ...
... first begins her brightening course , Proceeds increasing in resistless force ; And all collected in one great design , Moves like a giant just refresh'd with wine : Then sv 60 sweeps the storm which chills with loud alarm , Then falls ...
Page 6
... first we enter life's deceitful scéne , Gaze on the sun and tread the lively green , All Nature's objects meet our busy eyes With equal pleasure , with the same surprise . The same excitements chill our soul with fear , The same ...
... first we enter life's deceitful scéne , Gaze on the sun and tread the lively green , All Nature's objects meet our busy eyes With equal pleasure , with the same surprise . The same excitements chill our soul with fear , The same ...
Page 7
... first our frame the strength of youth And novelty on every object blooms ; [ assumes , When knowledge first unrolls her endless page , Rich with the records of preceding age , The curious mind then roves with quick surprise , Enjoys one ...
... first our frame the strength of youth And novelty on every object blooms ; [ assumes , When knowledge first unrolls her endless page , Rich with the records of preceding age , The curious mind then roves with quick surprise , Enjoys one ...
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amid APPENDIX Ariosto arms art thou bard beam beauty behold beneath bids blast bold bosom breast breath brow Chill clouds dark death delight Demosthenes divine dwell earth Eclogues elegant fame Fancy Fingal fire footsteps Gallileo Genius give gloom glory Greece head hear heart heaven Henry Fielding honours Hope idolatry Iliad Invention kindled king light literature lyre Massillon MIDNIGHT HYMN mighty Milton mind morning mountains mournful muse Nature Nature's never night numbers o'er Orla Ossian Paradise Lost passions peace Petrarch Pindar plains poem poet poetry POWERS OF GENIUS repose rise roll Rome rous'd Sappho says scenes shades Shakespeare shew Sir William Jones smile song sorrow soul spirit spread storm strain stream sublimity sword taste tears terror thee thou thoughts thro throne thunder tion toil truth vale Vaucluse wandering waves wild winds wings youth