 | 1835 - 932 pages
...asctibes to the poet, — a fine frenzy, doubtless, but still a frenzy. Truth, indeed, is essential lo poetry; but it is the truth of madness. The reasonings...been made, every thing ought to be consistent; but these first suppositions require a degree of credulity which almost amounts to a partial and temporary... | |
 | Thomas Babington Macaulay Baron Macaulay - 1840 - 466 pages
...and a name.' Theso are the fruits of the ' fine frenzy ' which he ascribes to the poet, — a fine frenzy doubtless, but still a frenzy. Truth, indeed,...false. After the first suppositions have been made, everything ought to be consistent ; but those first suppositions require a degree of credulity which... | |
 | Thomas Babington Macaulay Baron Macaulay - English essays - 1840 - 466 pages
...habitation and a name.' These are the fruits of the ' fine frenzy' which he ascribes to the poet, — a fine frenzy doubtless, but still a frenzy. Truth, indeed,...poetry; but it is the truth of madness. The reasonings arc just; but the premises are false. After the first suppositions have been made, everything ought... | |
 | American literature - 1849 - 606 pages
...condition of poetry, and that no man can rightly enjoy poetry without this unsoundness. He says : " Truth, indeed, is essential to poetry ; but it is...false. After the first suppositions have been made, everything ought to be consistent; but those first suppositions require a degree of credulity which... | |
 | Richard H. Horne - Authors, English - 1844 - 392 pages
...unsound creator. " These are the fruits of the ' fine frenzy ' which he ascribes to the poet — a fine frenzy, doubtless, but still a frenzy. Truth, indeed,...essential to poetry ; but it is the truth of madness." Ibid. p. 8. Surely the young essayist must have heard of the " nor'west madness ?" But he suffered... | |
 | John Holmes Agnew, Walter Hilliard Bidwell - 1844 - 614 pages
...are the fruits of the " fine frenzy " which he ascribes to the poet — a fine frenzy. doul>tleee, but still a frenzy. Truth, indeed, is essential to poetry: but it is ihe truth of madness. The reasonings are just; but the premises are false. After the first suppositions... | |
 | Thomas Babington Macaulay Baron Macaulay - English literature - 1846 - 782 pages
...habitation and a name/' These are the fruits of the " fine frenzy" which he ascribes to the poet — a fine gton Macaulay everything ought to be consistent; but those first suppositions require a degree of credulity which... | |
 | 1849 - 588 pages
...condition of poetry, and that no man can rightly enjoy poetry without this unsoundness. He says : " firet suppositions have been made, everything ought to be consistent ; but those first suppositions... | |
 | Thomas Babington Macaulay Baron Macaulay - English literature - 1852 - 764 pages
...ascribes to the poet — a fine frenzy doubtless, but sull a frenzy. Truth, indeed, is essential ro poetry ; but it is the truth of madness. The reasonings...false. After the first suppositions have been made, everything ought to be consistent; but those first suppositions require a degree of credulity which... | |
 | Thomas Babington Macaulay Baron Macaulay - 1858 - 780 pages
...ascribes to the poet — a fine frenzy doubtless, but still a frenzy. Truth, indeed, is essential lo found, some hours later, at the bottom of a well....exposing himself constantly in the most perilous situat lo be. consistent ; but those first suppositions require a degree of credulity which almost amounts... | |
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Truth, indeed, is essential to poetry ; but it is the truth of madness. The reasonings are just; but the premises are false. After the first suppositions have been made... 
