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 vii
... genius itself , has sel- dom been examined with care . Genius receives assistance from all the intellectual powers ; but it is , however , to be carefully distinguished from them . We often meet with works of great inven- tion ...
... genius itself , has sel- dom been examined with care . Genius receives assistance from all the intellectual powers ; but it is , however , to be carefully distinguished from them . We often meet with works of great inven- tion ...
Page ix
... Genius implies such vast comprehension , such facility in the association of ideas , as enable a person to call in the conceptions that are neces- sary to execute the design in which he is engaged . We will always discover that great ...
... Genius implies such vast comprehension , such facility in the association of ideas , as enable a person to call in the conceptions that are neces- sary to execute the design in which he is engaged . We will always discover that great ...
Page x
... genius , the joy and satisfaction which are connected with it are entitled to the same eminence . All those pleasures which Addison has traced from the source of imagination belong to genius ; for genius is the parent of imagination ...
... genius , the joy and satisfaction which are connected with it are entitled to the same eminence . All those pleasures which Addison has traced from the source of imagination belong to genius ; for genius is the parent of imagination ...
Page xi
... genius and taste , looks far above these possessions ; his riches are the bounty of knowledge , his joys are those which the wealth of the miser cannot pur- chase . He contemplates nature in her various forms , and finds companions ...
... genius and taste , looks far above these possessions ; his riches are the bounty of knowledge , his joys are those which the wealth of the miser cannot pur- chase . He contemplates nature in her various forms , and finds companions ...
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