Neither can we admit that definition of genius that some would propose--"a power to accomplish all that we undertake;" for we might multiply examples to prove that this definition of genius contains more than the thing defined. Cicero failed in poetry, Pope in painting, Addison in oratory; yet it would be harsh to deny genius to these men.


Remarks on the Talents of Lord Byron and the Tendencies of Don Juan (ed. 1823)

Charles Caleb Colton Quotes

Neither can we admit that definition of genius that some would propose--a power to accomplish all that we undertake; for we might multiply examples...

Neither can we admit that definition of genius that some would propose--a power to accomplish all that we undertake; for we might multiply examples...

Neither can we admit that definition of genius that some would propose--a power to accomplish all that we undertake; for we might multiply examples...

Neither can we admit that definition of genius that some would propose--a power to accomplish all that we undertake; for we might multiply examples...