Question

romance, n. fiction that owes no allegiance to the god of things as they are. in the novel the writers thought is tethered to probability, as a domestic horse to the hitching - post, but in romance it ranges at will over the entire region of the imagination - free, lawless, immune to bit and rein. - the devils dictionary, ambrose bierce in this quote, bierce compares authors thoughts to horses. he says that some authors thoughts are like a horse that is tied up, while others thoughts are like a horse that is free according to the passage, which horse represents an authors thoughts in a romance? a horse that is free a horse that is tied up a horse that is grazing

Explanation:

The text states that in a novel, the writer's thought is like a tied - up horse (tethered to probability), while in romance, it "ranges at will over the entire region of the imagination - free, lawless, immune to bit and rein". So, we look for the description of the horse that represents freedom.

Answer:

a horse that is free