The Infirmities of Genius Illustrated by Referring the Anomalies in the Literary Character to the Habits and Constitutional Peculiarities of Men of Genius, Հատոր 1Carey, Lea, and Blanchard, 1833 - 597 էջ |
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... conduct , result from this depression ; and under such circumstances the errors of genius are estimated too often by their immediate con- sequences , without any reference to predisposing causes . The fact is , the carriage of genius is ...
... conduct , result from this depression ; and under such circumstances the errors of genius are estimated too often by their immediate con- sequences , without any reference to predisposing causes . The fact is , the carriage of genius is ...
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... conduct of genius begins to be understood , and its character to be fairly represented . The luminary itself at last engages that atten- tion which had previously been occupied with the specks upon its disc . It was nearly a quarter of ...
... conduct of genius begins to be understood , and its character to be fairly represented . The luminary itself at last engages that atten- tion which had previously been occupied with the specks upon its disc . It was nearly a quarter of ...
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... conduct of those whose productions have entertained or instructed us , and we gratify a laudable curiosity when we inquire into their history , and seek to illustrate their writings by B 5 10 THE EFFECTS OF the general tenor of their ...
... conduct of those whose productions have entertained or instructed us , and we gratify a laudable curiosity when we inquire into their history , and seek to illustrate their writings by B 5 10 THE EFFECTS OF the general tenor of their ...
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... conduct , and no infamy is comparable to that of magnifying the faults , or libelling the fame of the illustrious . dead . " Consider , " says a learned German , “ under how many categories , down to the most imper- tinent , the world ...
... conduct , and no infamy is comparable to that of magnifying the faults , or libelling the fame of the illustrious . dead . " Consider , " says a learned German , “ under how many categories , down to the most imper- tinent , the world ...
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... conduct of men correspond in their last moments . In such moments , what influence has mental culti- vation on the conduct of individuals ? there indeed any perceptible difference between the bearing of the cultivated and uncultivated ...
... conduct of men correspond in their last moments . In such moments , what influence has mental culti- vation on the conduct of individuals ? there indeed any perceptible difference between the bearing of the cultivated and uncultivated ...
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The Infirmities of Genius Illustrated by Referring the Anomalies in ..., Հատոր 2 Richard Robert Madden Ամբողջությամբ դիտվող - 1833 |
The Infirmities of Genius Illustrated by Referring the Anomalies in ..., Հատոր 2 Richard Robert Madden Ամբողջությամբ դիտվող - 1833 |
The Infirmities of Genius Illustrated by Referring the Anomalies in ..., Հատոր 1 Richard Robert Madden Ամբողջությամբ դիտվող - 1833 |
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