"Dr. Davy's book... whilst perhaps too partial at times... is written with candour, and a sobriety of tone and a directness and simplicity of statement far more effective than the stilted euphuistic periods of Dr. Paris, even when he seeks to be most forcible."
January 1, 1970
https://en.wikiquote.org/wiki/Humphry_Davy%2C_Poet_and_Philosopher_(Thorpe)