unsoundness of mind

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With these words he concludes one of his books: Perhaps no person can be a poet, or even can enjoy poetry, without a certain unsoundness of mind.

From Time Magazine Archive

Already he had given abundant proofs of his courage, of his capacity, and of that strange unsoundness of mind which made his courage and capacity almost useless to his country.

From The History of England, from the Accession of James II — Volume 2 by Macaulay, Thomas Babington Macaulay, Baron

There is very little evidence offered of any unsoundness of mind, and his death occurring at Woodstock, Colo., it is hardly to be supposed that he wandered that far.

From A Compilation of the Messages and Papers of the Presidents Volume 8, part 3: Grover Cleveland, First Term by Richardson, James D. (James Daniel)

Nothing is more confusing to the ordinary juryman than trying to determine the probative value of evidence touching unsoundness of mind, and the application thereto of the legal test of criminal responsibility.

From Courts and Criminals by Train, Arthur Cheney

Here a difficulty presents itself, which we must explain at once, namely, how can there be unsoundness of mind at all?

From Moral Principles and Medical Practice The Basis of Medical Jurisprudence by Coppens, Charles