The Infirmities of Genius Illustrated by Referring the Anomalies in the Literary Character to the Habits and Constitutional Peculiarities of Men of Genius, Volume 2Saunders and Otley, 1833 - Genius |
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aberration acquaintance alluded amiable ampton apoplexy appears attack attention became biographer bleeding blood bodily brain BYRON CONTINUED cause CHAPTER character choly circumstances constitution convulsions COWPER CONTINUED Cowper's malady death debility dejection delight delirium delirium tremens depression devoted diet disease disorder dyspepsia effects endeavoured epilepsy errors excessive excitement exercise faculties feelings fever friends gloom habits Hayley heart Hippocrates hypochondria imagination infirmities of genius inflammation injurious insanity irritability Johnson labour Lady Austin Lady Blessington Lady Hesketh laudanum letters literary living long con Lord Byron madness mania melan melancholy ment mental mind misanthropy misery mode monomania Moore morbid sensibility nature nervous never Newton night observation occasion Olney opinion paroxysm passion peculiar period person physician plethoric Plutarch poet poor Cowper port wine racter reason regimen religion rienced says Parry SIR WALTER SCOTT Southampton speaking spirits sudden suffered symptoms temperament thing tion told Unwin vigour