Literary Character of Men of Genius: Drawn from Their Own Feelings and Confessions

ADAM SMITH admirable amidst amusement ancient appears artist Aulus Gellius beautiful BOCCACCIO Boileau Cantenac celebrated Cicero comedy composed composition conversation critics curious declared delight DESCARTES discovered domestic enthusiasm existence faculty fame fancy father favourite feelings formed French genius glory habits happiness heart historian honour human Hume humour ideas imagination inspiration intellectual invention James JOHN HUNTER king knowledge labour learned letters literary character literature lived Lord Lord Byron Madame de Maintenon Madame de Staël MALEBRANCHE master meditation METASTASIO mind Molière Montesquieu nation nature never object observed opinions painter passed passion peculiar perpetual Petrarch philosopher Plutarch poet poetical poetry POPE preface preserved prince principle pursuits Racine racter ridicule says scene secret sensibility servant Sir WILLIAM JONES society solitary solitude spirit studies talents taste thought tion truth verses Voltaire volume writing youth