 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...  Critical and Miscellaneous Essays - Sida 21efter Thomas Babington Macaulay Baron Macaulay - 1840Obegränsad förhandsgranskning - Om den här boken
 | 1835 - 932 sidor
...nothing 1 A laca] habitation, and a name." These are the fruits of the " fine frenzy" which he 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 are just, but the premises are false. After... | |
 | William Jones - 1841 - 194 sidor
...poet's pen Tarns them to shapes, and gives to airy nothing A local habitation and a name." " These are the fruits of the ' fine frenzy' which he ascribes...false. After the first suppositions have been made, every thing ought to be consistent ; but those first suppositions require a degree of credulity which... | |
 | William Jones - 1841 - 186 sidor
...poet's pen Turns them to shapes, and gives to airy nothing A local habitation and a name." " These are the fruits of the ' fine frenzy' which he ascribes to the poet, — aj?ne frenzy doubtless, but still a frenzy. Truth indeed is essential to poetry ; but it is the... | |
 | 1843 - 582 sidor
...passage apparently modeled after his own idea of poetry ; to which, he says, " truth is essential, but it is the truth of madness — the reasonings are just, but the premises are false." In his view, no poet ever triumphed over greater difficulties than Milton. Because, forsooth, " He... | |
 | Richard H. Horne - 1844 - 330 sidor
...this, which so palpably implies creative power, suggests to the essayist an unsound creator. " These are the fruits of the ' fine frenzy' which he ascribes...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... | |
 | Richard H. Horne - 1844 - 382 sidor
...implies creative power, suggests to the essayist an unsound creator. " These nre the fruits of the l fine frenzy' which he ascribes to the poet— a fine...doubtless, but still a frenzy. Truth, indeed, is essential t« poetry ; but it is the truth of madness." — Iliid. p. d Surely the youngessayist must have heard... | |
 | John Holmes Agnew, Walter Hilliard Bidwell - 1844 - 614 sidor
...the poet'i pen Turns them to shapes, and gives to airy nothing* A local habitation and a name." These 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.... | |
 | 1849 - 588 sidor
...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... | |
 | 1852 - 780 sidor
...the poet** pen Turns them to shupen, and givea to airy nothing A local habitation and a naine." These if history were not made up every thing ought to be consistent; but those first suppositions require a degree of credulity which... | |
 | Thomas Babington Macaulay Baron Macaulay - 1852 - 764 sidor
...poet's pen Тип, -i them to ehupe.i, and gives to airy nothing A local habitation and a name.'* These are the fruits of the " fine frenzy" which he 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... | |
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