CHAPTER XVI.
The domestic life of genius .-- Defects of great compositions attributed to domestic infelicities .-- The home of the literary character should be the abode of repose and silence .-- Of the father .-- Of the mother .-- Of family genius .-- Men of genius not more respected than other men in their domestic circle .-- The cultivators of science and art do not meet on equal terms with others, in domestic life .-- Their neglect of those around them.
-- Often accused of imaginary crimes.

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