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CHAPTER XII.
The enthusiasm of genius-A state of mind resembling a
waking dream distinct from reverie-The ideal presence
distinguished from the real presence-The senses are
really affected in the ideal world, proved by a variety of
instances of the rapture or sensation of deep study in
art, in science, and literature-Of perturbed feelings, in
delirium-In extreme endurance of attention-and in
visionary illusions—Enthusiasts in literature and art, of
their self-immolations
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CHAPTER XIII.
Jealousy often proportioned to the degree of genius-A per-
petual fever among authors and artists-Instances of its
incredible excess, among brothers and benefactors-Of a
peculiar species, where the fever consumes the sufferer,
without its malignancy
CHAPTER XIV.
42
Want of mutual esteem, often originating in a deficiency of
analogous ideas-It is not always envy or jealousy which
induce men of genius to undervalue each other.
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CHAPTER XV.
Self-praise-The love of praise instinctive in the nature of
genius-A high opinion of themselves necessary for their
great designs-The ancients openly claimed their own
praise and several moderns-An author knows more of
his merits than his readers-and less of his defects-
Versatile in their admiration and their malignity Page 60
CHAPTER XVI.
The domestic life of genius-Defects of great compositions
attributed to domestic infelicities-The home of the lite-
rary character should be the abode of repose and silence-
Of the father-Of the mother-Of family-genius-Men
of genius not more respected than other men in their
domestic circle--The cultivators of science and art do not
meet on equal terms with others, in domestic life-Their
neglect of those around them-Often accused of imaginary
crimes
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CHAPTER XVII.
Poverty, a relative quality-Of the poverty of literary men
in what degree desirable-Extreme poverty-Task-work
-Of gratuitous works-A project to provide against the
worst state of poverty among literary men
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CHAPTER XVIII.
The matrimonial state-Matrimony said not to be well
suited to the domestic life of genius-Celibacy a concealed
cause of the early querulousness of men of genius-Of
unhappy unions-Not absolutely necessary that the wife
should be a literary woman-Of the docility and sus-
ceptibility of the higher female character-A picture of a
literary wife Page 139
CHAPTER XIX.
Literary friendships-In early life-How different from
those of men of the world-They suffer an unrestrained
communication of their ideas, and bear reprimands and
exhortations-Unity of feelings-A sympathy not of
manners but of feelings-Admit of dissimilar characters
-Their peculiar glory-Their sorrow
CHAPTER XX.
164
The literary and the personal character-The personal dis-
positions of an author may be the reverse of those which
appear in his writings-Erroneous conceptions of the
character of distant authors-Paradoxical appearances in
the history of genius-Why the character of the man
may be opposite to that of his writings.
CHAPTER XXI.
183
The man of letters-Occupies an intermediate station be-
tween authors and readers-His solitude described-Often
the father of genius-Atticus, a man of letters of anti-
quity-The perfect character of a modern man of letters ex-
hibited in Peiresc―Their utility to authors and artists 203
CHAPTER XXII.
Literary old age still learning-Influence of late studies
in life-Occupations-Of literary men who have died at
their studies
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CHAPTER XXIII.
Of the limited notion of genius by the ancients-Universal
genius-Opposite faculties act with diminished force-
Men of genius excel only in a single art
CHAPTER XXIV.
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Literature an avenue to glory-An intellectual nobility not
chimerical, but derived from public opinion-Literary
honours of various nations-Local associations with the
memory of the man of genius
CHAPTER XXV.
254
Professions rise or decline in public esteem according to the
exigencies of the times-National tastes a source of literary
prejudices-True genius always the organ of its nation—
Master-writers preserve the distinct national character-
Genius the organ of the state of the age-Causes of its
suppression in a people-Often invented, but neglected-
The natural gradations of genius-Men of genius produce
their usefulness in privacy-The public mind is now the
creation of the public writer-Politicians affect to deny
this principle-Authors stand between the governors and
the governed-A view of the solitary author in his study-
They create an epoch in history-Influence of popular
authors The immortality of thought-The family of
genius illustrated by their genealogy
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