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
... fall of an apple to the ground directed Newton to the investigation and discovery of the law of gravitation : that the sound of a smith's hammer gave to Pythagoras the first hint of his theory of music ; and that a wretched dramatic ...
... fall of an apple to the ground directed Newton to the investigation and discovery of the law of gravitation : that the sound of a smith's hammer gave to Pythagoras the first hint of his theory of music ; and that a wretched dramatic ...
Page xiii
... fall by its solitary merit . What- ever may be its fate , it was written with an ho- nest intention , during those moments of leisure , in which he could withdraw from the severer stu- dies of his profession . If literature and morals ...
... fall by its solitary merit . What- ever may be its fate , it was written with an ho- nest intention , during those moments of leisure , in which he could withdraw from the severer stu- dies of his profession . If literature and morals ...
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... falls upon the deep ; While not a murmur breaks the still serene , And fairy footsteps only press the green , Then wond'rous visions to her sight appear And sounds celestial melt upon her ear ; 30 Ev'n then enwrapt with murkiest shades ...
... falls upon the deep ; While not a murmur breaks the still serene , And fairy footsteps only press the green , Then wond'rous visions to her sight appear And sounds celestial melt upon her ear ; 30 Ev'n then enwrapt with murkiest shades ...
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... falls the vigour of Alcides ' arm . The poet often gains a madman's name . When first he kindles with the Muse's flame , When wild and starting he appears in pain , And shews a moon - struck phrenzy of the brain ; The world cries out ...
... falls the vigour of Alcides ' arm . The poet often gains a madman's name . When first he kindles with the Muse's flame , When wild and starting he appears in pain , And shews a moon - struck phrenzy of the brain ; The world cries out ...
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... falling stream . Research can scarcely modify and range The various forms and times of mental change ; Beneath fond Nature's care our bodies grow , And bear the bounty which her hands bestow . But if to Nature and her free controul , Be ...
... falling stream . Research can scarcely modify and range The various forms and times of mental change ; Beneath fond Nature's care our bodies grow , And bear the bounty which her hands bestow . But if to Nature and her free controul , Be ...
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