 So far from the position holding true, that great wit (or genius, in our modern way of speaking) has a necessary alliance with insanity, the greatest wits, on the contrary, will ever be found to be the sanest writers. It is impossible for the mind to...  Art Notes - Page 311by Macbeth Gallery - 1896Full view - About this book
 | Charles Lamb - 1833 - 308 pages
...natural pretensions — the lean and meagre figure of your insignificant Essayist. SANITY OF TRUE GENIUS. So far from the position holding true, that great...It is impossible for the mind to conceive of a mad Shakspeare. The greatness of wit, by which the poetic talent is here chiefly to be understood, manifests... | |
 | Charles Lamb - 1835 - 440 pages
...natural pretensions -r-thc lean and meagre figure of your insignificant Essayist. SANITY OF TRUE GENIUS. So far from the position holding true, that great...contrary, will ever be found to be the sanest writers. Is it possible for the mind to conceive of a mad Shakspeare. The greatest wit, by which the poetic... | |
 | Charles Lamb - 1836 - 324 pages
...natural pretensions — the lean and meagre figure of your insignificant Essayist. SANITY OF TRUE GENIUS. So far from the position holding true, that great...It is impossible for the mind to conceive of a mad Shakspeare. The greatness of wit, by which the poetic talent is here chiefly to be understood, manifests... | |
 | Charles Lamb - 1836 - 326 pages
...pretensions — the lean and meagre figure of your insignificant Essayist. 78 SANITY OF TRUE GENIUS. So far from the position holding true, that great...It is impossible for the mind to conceive of a mad Shakspeare. The greatness of wit, by which the poetic talent is here chiefly to be understood, manifests... | |
 | Charles Lamb, Thomas Noon Talfourd - 1838 - 486 pages
...natural pretensions — the lean and meager figure of your insignificant essayist. SANITY OF TRUE GENIUS. So far from the position holding true, that great...It is impossible for the mind to conceive of a mad Shakspeare. The greatness of wit, by which the poetic talent is here chiefly to be understood, manifests... | |
 | Charles Lamb - 1840 - 304 pages
...natural pretensions — the lean and meagre figure of your insignificant Essayist. SANITY OF TRUE GENIUS. So far from the position holding true, that great...It is impossible for the mind to conceive of a mad Shakspeare. The greatness of wit, by which the poetic talent is here chiefly to be understood, manifests... | |
 | Charles Lamb - 1845 - 396 pages
...natural pretensions — the lean and meagre figure of your insignificant Essayist. SANITY OF TRUE GENIUS. So far from the position holding true, that great...It is impossible for the mind to conceive of a mad Shakspeare. The greatness of wit, by which the poetic talent is here chiefly to be understood, manifests... | |
 | Joseph Payne - 1845 - 490 pages
...wits, Sjc.~~ Sir Charles Lamb thus controverts the above position, " the greatest wits," says he, " will ever be found to be the sanest writers. It is impossible for the mind to conceive of a mad Shakspeare. The greatness of wit, by which the poetic talent is here chiefly to be understood, manifests... | |
 | 1847 - 606 pages
...The Sanity of True Genius." " So far from the position holding true," he says, " that great wit (for genius in our modern way of speaking,) has a necessary...with insanity, the greatest wits on the contrary will even be found to be the sanest writers." It is impossible for the mind to conceive of a mad Shakspeare.... | |
 | 1847 - 602 pages
...True Genius." " So far from the position holding true," he says, " that great wit (for genius in onr modern way of speaking.) has a necessary alliance...with insanity, the greatest wits on the contrary will even he fonnd to he the sanest writers." It is impossible for the mind to conceive of a mad Shakspeare.... | |
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