sofarfromheposiionholdingrue,hagreawi(orgenius,inourmodernwayofspeaking),hasanecessaryalliancewihinsaniy,hegreaeswis,onheconrary,willeverbefoundohehesaneswriersiisimpossibleforhemindoconceiveofamadshakspearehegreanessofwi,bywhichhepoeicalenisherechieflyoheundersood,manifessiselfinheadmirablebanceofallhefaculiesmadnessishedisproporionaesrainingorexcessofanyoneofhem”sosrongawi,”sayscowley,speakingofapoeicalfriend,

”——didnaureohimframe,asallhingsbuhisjudgmenovercame,

hisjudgmenlikeheheavenlymoondidshow,

emperinghamighyseabelow”

hegroundofhemisakeis,hamen,findinginherapuresofhehigherpoeryacondiionofexalaion,owhichheyhavenoparallelinheirownexperience,besideshespuriousresembnceofiindreamsandfevers,impueasaeofdreaminessandfeverohepoebuheruepoedreamsbeingawakeheisnopossessedbyhissubjec,buhasdominionoveriinhegrovesofedenhewalksfamiliarasinhisnaivepahsheascendsheempyreanheaven,andisnoinoxicaedhereadsheburningmarlwihoudismay;hewinshisflighwihouselflosshroughrealmsofchaos”andoldnigh”orif;abandoninghimselfohasevererchaosofa”humanmindununed,”heisconenawhileobemadwihlear,orohaemankind(asorofmadness)wihimon,neiherishamadness,norhismisanhropy,sounchecked,buha,neverleinghereinsofreasonwhollygo,whilemosheseemsodoso,——hehashisbeergeniussillwhisperingahisear,wihhegoodservankensuggesingsanercounsels,orwihhehonessewardfviusremendingkindlierresoluionswhereheseemsmosorecedefromhumaniy,hewillhefoundheruesoifrombeyondhescopeofnaureifhesummonpossibleexisences,hesubjugaeshemohewofherconsisencyheisbeauifullyloyalohasovereigndirecress,evenwhenheappearsmosoberayanddeserherhisidealribessubmiopolicy;hisverymonsersareamedohishand,evenashawildseabrood,shepherdedbyproeusheames,andhecloheshemwiharibuesoffleshandblood,illheywonderahemselves,likeindianisndersforcedosubmioeuropeanvesurecaliban,hewiches,areasrueohewsofheirow

aure(ourswihadifference),asohello,hamle,andmacbehhereinhegreaandhelilewisaredifferenced;haifheerwandereversolilefromnaureoracualexisence,heylosehemselves,andheirreadersheirphanomsarewless;heirvisionsnighmaresheydonocreae,whichimpliesshapingandconsisencyheirimaginaionsarenoacive——forobeaciveisocallsomehinginoacandform——bupassive,asmeninsickdreamsforhesupernaural,orsomehingsuperaddedowhaweknowofnaure,heygiveyouhepinlynonnauralandifhiswereall,andhahesemenalhallucinaionswerediscoverableonlyinhereamenofsubjecsouofnaure,orranscendingi,hejudgmenmighwihsomepleabepardonedifiranrio,andalilewanonized:bueveninhedescribingofreandeverydaylife,hawhichisbeforeheireyes,oneofheselesserwisshallmoredeviaefromnaure——showmoreofhainconsequence,whichhasanauralliancewihfrenzy,hanagreageniusinhis”maddesfis,”aswiherssomewherecallshemweappealoanyohaisacquainedwihhemonrunofnesnovels,——asheyexisedsomewenyorhiryyearsback,——hosescanyinellecualviandsofhewholefemalereadingpublic,ilhappiergeniusarose,andexpelledforeverhei

uriiousphanoms,——wheherhehasnofoundhisbrainmore”beossed,”hismemorymorepuzzled,hissenseofwhenandwheremoreconfounded,amongheimprobableevens,heincoherenincidens,heinconsisencharacers,ornocharacers,ofsomehirdraeloveinriguewherehepersonsshallbealordglendamourandamissrivers,andhesceneonlyalernaebeweenbahandbondsreesmorebewilderingdreaminessinduceduponhim,hanhehasfelwanderingoverallhefairygroundsofspenserinheproducionswerefero,nohingbunamesandpcesisfamiliar;hepersonsareneiherofhisworldnorofanyoherconceivableone;anendlesssringofaciviieswihoupurpose,ofpurposesdesiueofmoive:——wemeephanomsinourknownwalks;fanasyonlychrisenedinhepoewehavenameswhicha

ounceficion;andwehaveabsoluelynopceaall,forhehingsandpersonsofhefairyqueenpraenoofheir”whereabou”buinheiri

ernaure,andhewofheirspeechandacions,weareahomeanduponacquainedgroundheournslifeinoadream;heoherohewildesdreamsgiveshesobrieiesofeverydayoccurrencesbywhasubilearofracinghemenalprocessesiiseffeced,wearenophilosophersenoughoexpin,buinhawonderfulepisodeofhecaveofmammon,inwhichhemoneygodappearsfirsinhelowesformofamiser,ishenaworkerofmeals,andbeeshegodofallhereasuresofheworld;andhasadaugher,ambiion,beforewhomallheworldkneelsforfavours——wihhehesperianfrui,hewaersofanalus,wihpiewashinghishandsvainly,bunoimperinenly,inhesamesream——haweshouldbeaonemomeninhecaveofanoldhoarderofreasures,ahenexaheforgeofhecyclops,inapaceandyeinhell,alonce,wihheshifingmuaionsofhemosramblingdream,andourjudgmenyeallheimeawake,andneiherablenorwillingodeechefalcy,isaproofofhahiddensaniywhichsillguideshepoeinhiswidesseemingaberraions

iisnoenoughosayhahewholeepisodeisacopyofhemindsconcepionsinsleep;iis,insomesor——buwhaacopy!lehemosromanicofus,hahasbeenenerainedallnighwihhespecacleofsomewildandmagnificenvision,rebineiinhemorning,andryibyhiswakingjudgmenhawhichappearedsoshifing,andyesocoheren,whilehafaculywaspassive,wheniesundercoolexaminaion,shalppearsoreasonlessandsounlinked,haweareashamedohavebeensodeluded;andohaveaken,houghbuinsleep,amonserforagodbuheransiionsinhisepisodeareeverywhiasviolenasinhemosexravagandream,andyehewakingjudgmenraifieshem