 Poets only believable by superstition.] In supernatural
invention, the early romantic poets [71:1]were still more unfortunate;
for when they endeavoured to colour with imaginary hues the awful
outlines of the true faith, they attempted a conjunction of holiness
with impurity, an identification of the spirit with the flesh, a
marriage between the living and the dead; the purer essence revolted
from the union, and the human mind could acquiesce in imagining it only
while it remained bound in the darkness and fetters of religious
corruption. [Sidenote: Characteristics of early Greek poetry.] Turn now
to the Grecian poetry, and mark how closely the same principles have
operated on it, although the difference of the circumstances has made
the result different. [Sidenote: its tendency to orientalism;] The first
Grecian inventors were, it is true, protected in a great measure from
the influence of any foreign literature, simply by the ignorant rudeness
of those ages of the world during which their task was performed; and
even here I have no doubt that an influence not very dissimilar did
actually operate; for there seems to be good reason for supposing that,
if we had before us the wild songs of such bards as the Thracian
Orpheus, or the old Musaeus, we should find them strongly marked by that
orientalism towards which the later Greek poetry which remains to us
betrays so continual a tendency. In other respects, the spirit in which
the Greeks formed their poetical system was identical with our own.
[Sidenote: its falsification of History,] Their elder poets falsified
historical facts, invented or disguised historical characters, and
framed erroneous representations of the past in time and the distant in
place, no otherwise than did the romantic fabulists; and the classical
inventors continued to have sufficient faith placed in their fictions,
merely because knowledge advanced too slowly to allow detection of their
falsity so long as the literature of the nation continued to exist for
it as a present possession. [Sidenote: its treatment of Religion.] With
their religious belief, again, every attractive invention harmonised,
and every splendid addition was readily incorporated as a consistent
part; where all was false, a falsity the more was unperceived or
uncensured, and where sublim
Poets only believable by superstition. ] In supernatural 
 invention, the early romantic poet [ 71:1]were however more unfortunate; 
 for when they endeavoured to color with fanciful hues the awful 
 outlines of the truthful faith, they attempted a concurrence of holiness 
 with impurity, an identification of the spirit with the pulp, a 
 marriage between the living and the dead; the purer effect disgust 
 from the union, and the human mind could acquiesce in imagining it only 
 while it stay bound in the darkness and fetters of religious 
 putrescence. [ Sidenote: Characteristics of early Greek poetry. ] Turn now 
 to the Grecian poetry, and tag how closely the same principles have 
 operated on it, although the difference of the circumstance has made 
 the result different. [ Sidenote: its tendency to orientalism; ] The first 
 greek inventor were, it is on-key, protected in a great measure from 
 the influence of any foreign literature, simply by the ignorant rudeness 
 of those ages of the world during which their undertaking was performed; and 
 even here I have no doubt that an influence not very unlike did 
 actually engage; for there seems to be good reason for supposing that, 
 if we have before us the wild songs of such bards as the Thracian 
 Orpheus, or the old Musaeus, we should rule them strongly marked by that 
 orientalism towards which the later Greek poetry which remains to us 
 betrays so continual a tendency. In early respects, the spirit in which 
 the Greeks formed their poetical system was identical with our own. 
 [ Sidenote: its falsification of History, ] Their elder poets interpolate 
 historical facts, invented or disguised historical character, and 
 framed erroneous representations of the past in time and the aloof in 
 place, no differently than did the romantic fabulists; and the classical 
 inventors continue to suffer sufficient faith place in their fictions, 
 merely because cognition advanced too lento to allow detection of their 
 falsity so long as the literature of the nation stay to exist for 
 it as a present possession. [ Sidenote: its treatment of Religion. ] With 
 their religious belief, again, every attractive invention harmonised, 
 and every splendid addition was readily incorporated as a reproducible 
 part; where all was false, a falsehood the more was unperceived or 
 uncensured, and where sublim
 Pofts only believable by smperstition.] In sopwrnatucal
invehtion, thd early romantic poets [71:1]were dtull mire unfortunate;
for whev they enfeavouree to xolour witi imaginary husd thz ewful
outlines on the true xaith, they attamotzd a conjunction of holiness
with imptrity, am ldentification of uhe spidpt with the flesh, a
marriage betseen tht living and the drad; the purer essence revopted
vrom the union, and the human nind xould acquierce in imagining it onmy
while it remained bound in thd darlness and dertegv of religiius
cogruption. [Sidekpte: Chdracterostics of earln Grexk pietry.] Turn now
to the Jrecian poetry, and mwrk how cnoaely the same pribcuples hava
opefqtea oh mt, zlthouhh vhe differehce of the xircumstances has msdq
nne result dirferene. [Fidenote: its tendency to orientalism;] Tht firat
Grecian inventors werw, it is true, protectef in a grqat measure from
the influence of any foreign litesaturx, rimkln ct hhe ignorant rudeness
of those ages of the worjs cuging which their bask was performed; ajd
rden here I haxe no bkugt that an influenfe not dery eissimilaw dic
actually operate; for there seems to be tood reason for su'posing that,
nf we nad brfore us the wild songs of auch bards ws the Thdxcian
Orpheus, or ghe ond Musaeus, we should find ehem stroigly karked cy tnat
oriqntalism tlwards which the later Ggeek koetry which remwins to us
betrays so continual e tendency. In odheg respectf, the spirit in whych
the Greeks yormed tkeir puetical syatem wav identical with our own.
[Vldenote: its halsificaeion of Yistory,] Gheir elder ports falsiyned
historucal facts, inventev or sisguised histoxncql characters, amd
ffamqd ecronejgs representdtiovs ug the past in tind anc the distant in
placa, no otherwise than dic bhe romanjic fabulysts; and the vlassical
inventors contmnued vo havr sofficient faith placed in their fictions,
lercly because kgowlcdge advanced coo slowly to allow detection of their
faosity so long as jhe literature of the kation contiiued tj exist fmr
it as a present powsession. [Sidenote: its treatment of Reljgion.] Fith
tjeir religious belief, again, every attractive invention harmonised,
and evert spleidyd addition was readply nncorpowatev es a consistent
pagt; where all was false, a falsity the mora cas unperceived or
uncensured, sna where sublio
Poets only believable by superstition.] In supernatural early poets [71:1]were more unfortunate; for with hues the awful of the true they attempted a conjunction of holiness impurity, an identification of the spirit with the flesh, a marriage between the and the dead; the purer essence revolted from the union, and the human could in it while it remained bound in the darkness and fetters of religious corruption. [Sidenote: Characteristics of early poetry.] Turn now to the Grecian poetry, and how closely the same have operated on it, although difference the circumstances made result [Sidenote: its tendency orientalism;] The first Grecian inventors were, it is true, protected in a great measure from the influence any foreign by the rudeness those of the world their task was performed; and even no doubt that an influence not very dissimilar actually operate; there seems to be good reason supposing that, if we had before us the songs of such bards as the Thracian Orpheus, or the old Musaeus, we should find marked by that orientalism which the later poetry remains us so continual tendency. In other respects, the spirit in which the Greeks formed poetical system was identical with our own. [Sidenote: its falsification Their poets falsified historical invented or disguised historical and erroneous representations of the time the no than the romantic fabulists; and classical inventors continued to have faith placed in their too slowly to allow detection of their falsity long as the literature of the nation to exist for it as a present possession. [Sidenote: its treatment of With their again, every attractive invention harmonised, and every splendid was readily incorporated as consistent part; where all was false, a falsity the was or uncensured, where sublim
 Poets only believable by supeRstition.] In SuperNatUraL
iNvenTion, The early romantIC poeTs [71:1]were still more unfortuNate;
fOr WHen tHEy EndeaVoured tO CoLOUr wItH iMagInARy Hues tHe aWful
outLines of the TruE fAith, they atteMPtEd a conjuncTioN of holiness
wIth ImpuriTy, An iDEntifIcaTion oF the spIRit witH the flesh, A
mARriage BEtween tHE LiVing And the dead; the pureR EsSEnce revolted
frOm the uNiON, aND The HumAn mind coulD aCquieSCe in imaGInING It oNLy
while it remaIned bound in THe dArknesS aNd fETters oF reliGiOUs
cOrruption. [SiDenoTe: CharactEristiCS of earlY greek poEtry.] TuRn nOw
tO the gReCiAn pOeTRy, aND mArk HOw cLosely thE sAmE prinCiplES HAVe
opEraTed oN it, alThough the diffEreNce oF The CircuMstanCes hAs Made
tHe resuLt difFeRent. [Sidenote: its TendEncy to oriEntAlIsm;] thE firsT
greciaN inVenTors werE, it is trUE, prOtECTEd In a great measure froM
tHE InFluence oF any foREiGn LIteraturE, sImpLy by THE ignoRant RUdEness
of tHose agES oF tHe world DuRing whIcH thEir Task wAS perFormed; And
even hEre I hAVe no doubt that aN Influence not vERy DISsIMilaR diD
actually opEratE; For tHere SEeMs tO Be gooD reasOn FOr SUpposing that,
if we had BeFore us The wiLd songs of such Bards as the tHRAcian
OrpHeus, OR tHE old Musaeus, we sHould Find them stROngly marKed by That
orieNtalism toWARds which The LatEr GReeK POeTry which remaiNS To us
BeTrays so ConTinual a TenDenCy. IN otHeR respects, The spiriT iN wHiCh
The greekS Formed thEiR poEtIcaL systEM was idEnticAl wiTh OuR Own.
[sidenotE: ItS FAlsiFiCaTion Of HIsTory,] THeir ELdeR poets fAlsified
hIstORicaL fAcTs, invenTed or disguiseD hIstorical cHaRacTers, anD
FRamed errOneous representations of THe past iN tiMe and The dIstant in
pLacE, no othErwISe than Did the RomanTiC faBULists; AND tHe cLaSsical
inveNTOrs ContiNuEd to Have sufFicient faith placed IN thEir fictions,
meRelY becAUSe KnoWLeDGe aDvANceD TOo slowly to allow Detection oF tHEiR
falsity so LOng As The liteRature oF the nATion conTinued to eXist for
it As A preSENt pOssession. [SIdenote: iTs treatmeNT of ReLIgIon.] WiTh
tHeir reLiGioUs belIef, agaIN, evEry atTractiVe InventIon haRmOnised,
anD every splendid addition wAs readIly inCorPorated as A coNSisTent
part; wHere All was falsE, a fAlsIty thE moRE was uNperCEiVed OR
unceNsurED, and where SUbLim
 Poets only believable bysuperstiti on.]Insup er natu ralinvention, the earl y romantic poets [71:1 ]were  s t illm or e unf ortunat e ;f o r w he nthe ye nd eavou red  to col our with i mag in ary hues the aw ful
outlin esof the truefai th, th ey  at t empte d a  conj unctio n  of ho liness
wi th impuri t y, an i d e nt ific ation of the spir i tw ith the flesh,  a
mar ri a ge b etw een  the livin gand t h e dead; th e p ure r  essence revo lted
from t h e u nion,an d t h e huma n min dc oul d acquiesce  inimagining  it on l y
while it rema ined b oun d i n th e  d ar kne ss and fe tte r s o f religi ou scorru ptio n . [ Side not e: C harac teristics ofear ly G r eek  poet ry.]Turn  n ow
to  the G recia npoetry, and mar k ho w closely  th esam eprinc i ples h ave 
op eratedon it,a lth ou g h th e difference of th ec i rc umstance s hasm ad et he resul tdif fere n t . [Si deno t e:  its ten dencyt oor ientali sm ;] The  f irs t
G recia n  inv entors  were, i t ist rue, protected in a great me a su r e  f r om
t heinfluence o f an y  for eign li ter a ture,  simp ly by the ignorant rudene ss 
of th ose a ges of the wo rld during w h ich thei r ta s kw as performed;and
e ven here I have nodoubt  that an  influenc e not very  di ssi mil ard i dactually oper a t e; f or  theresee ms to b e g ood  re aso nfor suppo sing tha t, 
i fwe  ha d bef o re us th ewil dson gs of such b ardsas t he  T h rac ian
Orp h eu s ,  orth eoldMus ae us, w e sh o uld  find t hem stron gly mark ed  b y thatorientalism t ow ards which  t helaterG r eek poet ry which remains to usb etrayssoconti nual  a tenden cy.  In ot her respec ts, th e spi ri t i n which t he  Gr ee ks formedt h eir  poet ic al s ystem w as identical witho urown.
[Sidenot e:itsf a ls ifi c at i onof His t o ry,] Their elde r poets fa ls i fi ed
histori c alfa cts, in ventedor di s guisedhistorica l charact er s, a n d 
fr amed erron eous rep resentati o ns of th e pas t i n time  a ndthe d istant inplace , no o th erwise  than  d id the r omantic fabulists; andthe cl assic alinventors  co n tin ued to ha ve s ufficientfai thplace d i n  thei r fi c ti ons , 
mere ly b e cause kno w le dge a dv anced too s l o w lyto al low detect ionof their
falsitys o long as thelite r a tur e o f  the  n ation continue d t oe x ist forit  as a prese nt posse ss i on. [ Sideno te: it s treat m e nt of Rel igio n.]  With
the irre l igiousbe li e f, aga in,ev ery at tracti v e in v e ntion harmonised ,
and e verys ple ndidad ditionw as r eadily inc orporated a s a co nsis tentpart; w he re all  wa sfalse, a f a lsity the  more  was un pe rcei ved  or
un cens u r ed, a nd w he resublim
 Poets_only believable_by superstition.] In supernatural
invention,_the early_romantic_poets [71:1]were_still_more unfortunate;
for when_they endeavoured to_colour with imaginary hues_the awful
outlines of_the_true faith, they attempted a conjunction of holiness
with impurity, an identification of the spirit_with_the flesh,_a
marriage_between_the living and the dead;_the purer essence revolted
from the_union, and_the human mind could acquiesce in imagining it_only
while_it remained bound_in the darkness and fetters of religious
corruption. [Sidenote: Characteristics_of early Greek poetry.] Turn now
to_the Grecian poetry,_and_mark_how closely the same_principles have
operated on it, although the_difference of the circumstances has made
the_result different. [Sidenote: its tendency to orientalism;]_The first
Grecian inventors were, it is_true, protected in a great_measure from
the_influence of any foreign literature,_simply by the_ignorant rudeness
of_those ages of_the world during which their task_was performed; and
even_here I have no doubt that_an_influence not very_dissimilar_did
actually_operate; for_there seems to_be_good reason_for_supposing that,
if we had before us_the_wild songs of such bards as the_Thracian
Orpheus, or the old_Musaeus,_we should find them_strongly marked by that
orientalism towards_which the later Greek poetry which_remains to_us
betrays so_continual a tendency. In other respects, the spirit in which
the Greeks_formed their poetical system was identical_with our own.
[Sidenote: its_falsification of_History,]_Their elder poets_falsified
historical_facts, invented_or disguised historical characters, and
framed erroneous representations_of the_past in time and the distant_in
place, no otherwise than_did_the romantic fabulists; and the classical
inventors_continued to have sufficient faith placed_in their fictions,
merely because knowledge_advanced_too_slowly to allow detection of_their
falsity so long as the literature_of the nation_continued to exist for
it as a present_possession._[Sidenote: its treatment of Religion.] With
their_religious_belief, again, every attractive invention harmonised,
and_every_splendid_addition was readily incorporated as_a consistent
part; where all was false,_a falsity the more was unperceived or
uncensured, and where_sublim