He is smitten on the brain, -he reads and.... : Quote by Edward John Trelawny

“ He is smitten on the brain, -he reads and writes verses! I caught him in the act! Fools might say he was inspired; but I know it is the first and worst symptom of lunacy. All other maniacs have lucid intervals; some are curable; but the madness of poets, dogs, and musicians, is past hope. Earth possesses no remedy, science no cure. ”

Edward John Trelawny
  • From : Adventures of a Younger Son
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