centricity of his genius, not only by frequent bursts of pure splendour but by the wit and sense which never fail him. But what will chiefly commend the Book to the discerning reader is the manifest design of the work, which is, a Criticism upon the Spirit of the Age, we had almost said, of the hour, in which we live; exhibiting in the most just and novel light the present aspects of Religion, Politics, Literature, Arts, and Social Life. Under all his gaiety the Writer has an earnest meaning, and discovers an insight into the manifold wants and tendencies of human nature, which is very rare among our popular authors. The philanthropy and the purity of moral sentiment, which inspire the work, will find their way to the heart of every lover of virtue."-Preface to Sartor Resartus: Boston, 1836, 1837. SUNT, FUERUNT VEL FUERE. London, 30th June, 1838. |