Theentirenewphilosophybloomsoutinhishandswithanairofinnocence，inapastoralromance，inasimpleprayer，inanartlessletter[20]。Noneofthegiftswhichservetoarrestandfixtheattentionarewantinginthisstyle，neithergrandeurofimaginationnorprofoundsentiment，vividcharacterization，delicategradations，vigorousprecision，asportivegrace，unlooked—forburlesque，norvarietyofrepresentation。But，amidstsomanyingenioustricks，apologues，tales，portraitsanddialogues，inearnestaswellaswhenmasquerading，hisdeportmentthroughoutisirreproachableandhistoneisperfect。If；asanauthor，hedevelopsaparadoxitiswithalmostEnglishgravity。Ifhefullyexposesindecencyitiswithdecentterms。Inthefulltideofbuffoonery，aswellasinthefullblastoflicense，heiseverthewell—bredman，bornandbroughtupinthearistocraticcircleinwhichfulllibertyisallowedbutwheregood—
breedingissupreme，whereeveryideaispermittedbutwherewordsareweighed，whereonehastheprivilegeofsayingwhathepleases，butonconditionthatheneverforgetshimself。
Acircleofthiskindisasmallone，comprisingonlyaselectfew；
tobeunderstoodbythemultituderequiresanothertoneofvoice。
Philosophydemandsawriterwhoseprincipaloccupationisadiffusionofit，whoisunabletokeepittohimself；whopoursitoutlikeagushingfountain，whooffersittoeverybody，dailyandineveryform，inbroadstreamsandinsmalldrops，withoutexhaustionorweariness，througheverycreviceandbyeverychannel，inprose，inverse，inimposingandintriflingpoems，inthedrama，inhistory，innovels，inpamphlets，inpleadings，intreatises，inessays，indictionaries，incorrespondence，openlyandinsecret，inorderthatitmaypenetratetoalldepthsandineverysoil；suchwasVoltaire。—