Argument. Genius described. Invention, the criterion of Genius. The alliance of Genius with Fancy. Memory, Judgment, and Sympathy. Progress of Genius. The dimaoteries of the Mind. Taste and Genius distinguished. Shakspeare's effect, and his neglect of Rules. Monzo d'Eroilla. Genius produced without cultivation. Ossian. Ariosto. Burns. The influence of Climate and the face of Nature on the. Wind. Geographical illustrations. Picture of the Savage. Invocation. THE Powers of Genius. Origin of Genius. SAY what is Genius? words can ne'er define * Invention is 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 astrologers; on the organs of the body, say the B |