With that peevishness that belongs to small minds, he would have been glad to have discovered some good ground for hating her; and a dozen times a day did he fancy that he had "hit the blot," but somehow he always detected his mistake erelong; and thus did he live on in that tantalizing state of uncertainty and indecision which combines about as much suffering as men of his stamp are capable of feeling.
"The Martins Of Cro' Martin, Vol. II (of II)"
Charles James Lever
Moreover, just as foxes are hunted because they show such good sport, so these early books are collected because the study of them combines in a singular degree the charms of scientific and historical discovery, with all sorts of literary, social, and human side-interests.
"Fine Books"
Alfred W. Pollard
In its most successful form, such a story combines cosmic action with a wholly human plot.
"The Instant of Now"
Irving E. Cox, Jr.