The Literary Character

Adam Smith admiration amidst amusement ancient appears artist Boileau celebrity Cicero composed confession contemplating conversation court critic curious declared delight Descartes discovered Domenichino domestic Dugald Stewart eloquence enthusiasm faculty fame fancy father favourite feelings genius glory habits happiness heart historian honour human Hume humour ideas imagination inspired intellectual invention James John Hunter king knowledge labour learned letters literary character literature lived Lord Lord Bolingbroke Lord Byron Madame de Staël Malebranche master meditation melancholy Mendelssohn Metastasio mind Molière Montesquieu mortified nation nature never noble observed opinions painter passed passion peculiar perpetual Petrarch philosopher Plato poet poetry political powers preserved prince principle pursuits Quintilian Racine reign ridicule says secret sensibility servant Sir William Jones society solitary solitude soul spirit studies talents taste things thought tion truth verse Voltaire writing young youth