“The exquisite and finely wrought susceptibility invariable marks the temperament of the poet. The cast of originality is the stamp and testimony of genius.”
Melancholy Hours
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English poet 1785–1806Related quotes

“The principal mark of genius is not perfection but originality, the opening of new frontiers.”

Letter to Coventry Patmore, published in The Letters of Gerard Manley Hopkins to Robert Bridges (1955), edited by C. C. Abbott, p. 263
Letters, etc

“The invariable mark of wisdom is to see the miraculous in the common.”

“Genius is essentially creative; it bears the stamp of the individual who possesses it.”
Bk. 7, ch. 1
Corinne (1807)

“4671. The most exquisite Folly is made of Wisdom too fine spun.”
Introductio ad prudentiam: Part II (1727), Gnomologia (1732)

“Simplicity is the mark of genius.”
Small Houses: Their Economic Design and Construction (1922)
Context: Simplicity and Dignity are so nearly related that they may be considered together.... A quiet air of reserved power is characteristic of dignity, and that is best obtained by simple means and the absence of apparent effort. Simplicity is the mark of genius. The giant in art does his work easily, without straining and without affectation; his ways are direct and to the point.

“With curious art the brain, too finely wrought,
Preys on herself, and is destroy'd by thought”
Epistle to William Hogarth (July 1763), line 645
Context: With curious art the brain, too finely wrought,
Preys on herself, and is destroy'd by thought:
Constant attention wears the active mind,
Blots out our powers, and leaves a blank behind.

“The work of John Lennon was marked by its exquisite beauty and by its brutal honesty.”
Prelude to his performance http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rBEx2xHLDjE of "Mind Games" in Come Together: A Night for John Lennon's Words and Music (2001)
Context: John Lennon was many things to many people. A poet, a rocker, a leader, a troublemaker, a father, a husband — a man. Growing up, to me, he was a hero. The work of John Lennon was marked by its exquisite beauty and by its brutal honesty. So in that vein, let me say, that while I'm both deeply honored to be here — I'm also incredibly pissed-off. I'm outraged because this passionate prophet of peace, and so many others, are not with us here — because we live in an all-too-violent world. And so in the spirit of this occasion it is up to all of us, to do what we can, not only to keep John's songs alive, but help rebuild New York — and that includes your host...

“Her manners had not that repose
Which stamps the caste of Vere de Vere.”
Stanza 5
Lady Clara Vere de Vere (1832)