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Originally Posted by Hain
Romantic? It focuses on our ignorance of the infinite, while I thought the Romantic movement was very much about our connection to the infinite (this leading to transcendental thought).
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The Romantic poets viewed themselves as being able to tap into this infiniteness, though they admittedly knew they were in over their heads. Think of the idea of terror and the sublime. Reference Edmund Burke if you must. The Romantic mind would view Lovecraft's line knowingly but may argue on the last clause as to whether we were not meant to stray far.
But, yes, either way, it's a great line--it makes me want to actually get around to reading Lovecraft.