Motives by excess reverse their very nature and instead of exciting, stun and stupefy the mind.
Biographia Literaria; Or Biographical Sketches of My Literary Life and Opinions (ed. 1817)
Motives by excess reverse their very nature and instead of exciting, stun and stupefy the mind.
Biographia Literaria; Or Biographical Sketches of My Literary Life and Opinions (ed. 1817)