One would think that an unsuccessful volume was like a degree in the school of reviewing. One unread work makes the judge bitter enough; but a second failure, and he is quite desperate in his damnation. I do believe one half of the injustice - the severity of 'the ungentle craft' originates in its own want of success: they cannot forgive the popularity which has passed them over.
Letitia Elizabeth LandonNothing but love can answer to love; no affection, no kindness, no care, can supply its place: it is its own sweet want.
Letitia Elizabeth Landon