The reviewers called him "promising," and Lydia now accused herself of having too long interfered with the fulfilment of his promise.
"The Greater Inclination"
Edith Wharton
His power was, however, first shown in his English Bards and Scotch reviewers, in which he satirised his critics, 1809. He then travelled on the Continent, the result of which was seen in his Childe Harold's Pilgrimage and other works.
"A Biographical Dictionary of Freethinkers of All Ages and Nations"
Joseph Mazzini Wheeler
Had I been appointed the umpire between Dr. Wall and his reviewers, in the late controversy about "phonetic signs," I could not have been more completely puzzled than by the contents of this note.
"The Confessions of Harry Lorrequer, Complete"
Charles James Lever (1806-1872)