fine frenzy ' which he ascribes to the poet, — a fine frenzy doubtless, but still a frenzy. 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... Eclectic Magazine: Foreign Literature - Page 431edited by - 1844Full view - About this book
| Thomas Babington Macaulay Baron Macaulay - 1895 - 256 pages
...essential to poetry ; but it is the truth of madness. The reasonings are just ; but the premises 3 are false. After the first suppositions have been...ought to be consistent ; but those first suppositions retire a degree of credulity which almost amounts to a partial and temporary derangement of the intellect.... | |
| Thomas Babington Macaulay Baron Macaulay - 1896 - 122 pages
...a fine frenzy, doubtless, but still a frenzy. Truth, indeed, is essential to poetry; but it is the truth of madness. The reasonings are just; but the...first suppositions require a degree of credulity which 5 almost amounts to a partial and temporary derangement of the intellect. Hence of all people children... | |
| Thomas Babington Macaulay Baron Macaulay - 1897 - 88 pages
...fine frenzy, doubtless, but still a frenzy. Truth, indeed, is essential to poetry; but it is the 25 truth of madness. The reasonings are just, but the...amounts to a partial and temporary derangement of the 30 intellect. Hence of all people children are the most imaginative. They abandon themselves without... | |
| Thomas Babington Macaulay Baron Macaulay - 1898 - 190 pages
...— a fine frenzy doubtless, but still a frenzy. Truth, indeed, is essential to poetry; but it is the truth of madness. The reasonings are just; but the...degree of credulity which almost amounts to a partial 10 and temporary derangement of the intellect. Hence of all people children are the most imaginative.... | |
| Thomas Babington Macaulay Baron Macaulay - 1898 - 258 pages
...a fine frenzy, doubtless, but still a frenzy. Truth, indeed, is essential to poetry ; but it is the truth of madness. The reasonings are just ; but the...first suppositions require a degree of credulity which 5 almost amounts to a partial and temporary derangement of the intellect. Hence of all people children... | |
| John Caird - Learning and scholarship - 1898 - 416 pages
...A local habitation and a name.' Truth," he goes on, " is indeed essential to poetry, but it is the truth of madness. The reasonings are just, but the premises are false. . . . Hence of all people children are the most imaginative. They abandon themselves without reserve... | |
| Thomas Babington Macaulay Baron Macaulay - 1899 - 280 pages
...a fine frenzy, doubtless, but still a frenzy. Truth, indeed, is essential to poetry; but it is the truth of madness. The reasonings are just; but the...almost amounts to a partial and temporary derangement 5 of the intellect. Hence of all people children are the most imaginative. They abandon themselves... | |
| Thomas Babington Macaulay Baron Macaulay - 1899 - 188 pages
...fine frenzy doubtless, but still a frenzy. Truth, indeed, is essential to poetry; 10 but it is the truth of madness. The reasonings are just; but the...false. After the first suppositions have been made, every thing ought to be consistent; but those first suppositions require a degree of credulity which... | |
| Thomas Babington Macaulay Baron Macaulay - 1909 - 216 pages
...frenzy doubtless, but still a frenzy. Truth, indeed, is essential to poetry; but it is the truth 20 of madness. The reasonings are just ; but the premises...false. After the first suppositions have been made, every thing ought to be consistent ; but those first suppositions require a degree of credulity which... | |
| Thomas Babington Macaulay Baron Macaulay - 1899 - 266 pages
...a fine frenzy, doubtless, but still a frenzy. Truth, indeed, is essential to poetry; but it is the truth of madness. The reasonings are just; but the premises are false. Alter the first suppositions have been made, everything ought to be consistent ; but those first suppositions... | |
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