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Art. XIV. First Impressions. By M. Holford. 4 Vols. 12mo. Lane. London. 1800.
The hair-breadth 'scapes of the heroine in this story are well imagined and naturally described. The characters are judiciously varied and very ably hit off. The language is very unequal; sometimes involuted, sometimes nervous, but more frequently easy: there are some provincial phrases in it which the writer may quietly get rid of. It is on the whole an agreeable amusement, inculcating good morals, and devoid of those false but specious sentiments of the new philosophy which only allure to betray. [complete]
Provided by Julie A. Shaffer, January 2000
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