the strong spark of Woman'sCaptiva::tions elicit such Fire in the Soul ofMan as leads him – (though at the riskof some Aberrations from the strict line ofPrimitiveObligations) – to hazard all, dareall, ^atcheiveencounter all, to obtain her. – Such arethe Works which I peruse with ^delightardour, &I hope I may say, with Amelioration. Theyhold forth the most splendid Portraituresof high Conceptions, UnboundedVeiws, illi::mitable ardour, ^indomptibleunconquerableDecision — andeven where the Event is mainly anti-pros::perous to the^^{high-toned Machinations of the} prime Character, the potent,pervading Hero of the Story, it leaves usfull of GenerousEmotions for him; – ourHearts are paralized –––. T'werePseudo--Philosophy to aſsert that we do not feelmore enwraped by the brilliancy of his Career,than by the tranquil & morbid Virtuesof ^{any opposing Character.}his Rival. Our approbation of theLatter is^^butEleemosynary. ––– These arethe Novels which enlarge the primitiveCapabilities of the Heart, & which it cannotimpugn the Sense or be any Derelictionof the character, of the most ^anti-puerilesaga^ciousMan,to be conversant with."–––

"If I understand you aright – said Charlotte –our taste in Novels is not at all the same." And here they were obliged to part — MiſsD.Denham being too much tired of them all, tostay any longer. –