It is the want of genius, as far
as it goes, and apart from for conscience' sake, which
produces misfortunes even to genius itself—the want of as much
wit and balance on the common side of things, as genius is sup-
posed to confine to the uncommon.
as it goes, and apart from for conscience' sake, which
produces misfortunes even to genius itself—the want of as much
wit and balance on the common side of things, as genius is sup-
posed to confine to the uncommon.
Stories from the Italian Poets - 1846
