Charles Churchill Quotes About Genius
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Genius is independent of situation.
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In the first seat, in robe of various dyes, A noble wildness flashing from his eyes, Sat Shakespeare: in one hand a wand he bore, For mighty wonders fam'd in days of yore: The other held a globe, which to his will Obedient turn'd, and own'd the master's skill: Things of the noblest kind his genius drew, And look'd through nature at a single view: A loose he gave to his unbounded soul, And taught new lands to rise, new seas to roll; Call'd into being scenes unknown before, And passing nature's bounds, was something more.
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Genius is of no country; her pure ray Spreads all abroad, as general as the day.
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Genius is of no country.
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Genius is nothing more than inflamed enthusiasm.
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