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turn of mind. Shakspearewhen younghad doubtless all the wildness
and irregularity of an ardentundisciplinedand undirected genius.
The poetic temperament has naturally something in it of the
vagabond. When left to itself it runs loosely and wildlyand delights
in every thing eccentric and licentious. It is often a turn-up of a
diein the gambling freaks of fatewhether a natural genius shall
turn out a great rogue or a great poet; and had not Shakspeare's
mind fortunately taken a literary biashe might have as daringly
transcended all civilas he has all dramatic laws.
I have little doubt thatin early lifewhen runninglike an
unbroken coltabout the neighborhood of Stratfordhe was to be found
in the company of all kinds of odd anomalous characters; that he
associated with all the madcaps of the placeand was one of those
unlucky urchinsat mention of whom old men shake their headsand
predict that they will one day come to the gallows. To him the
poaching in Sir Thomas Lucy's park was doubtless like a foray to a
Scottish knightand struck his eagerandas yet untamed
imaginationas something delightfully adventurous.*
* A proof o,
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