Original
Original characters, so called, can only be critically
praised as such, either when presenting qualities
known in real life but never before depicted (a com-
bination nearly impossible), or when presenting quali-
ties (moral, or physical, or both) which, although
unknown, or even known to be hypothetical, are so
skilfully adapted to the circumstances which surround
them that our sense of fitness is not offended, and we
find ourselves sebking a reason why those things
might not have been, which we are still satisfied are
not.
praised as such, either when presenting qualities
known in real life but never before depicted (a com-
bination nearly impossible), or when presenting quali-
ties (moral, or physical, or both) which, although
unknown, or even known to be hypothetical, are so
skilfully adapted to the circumstances which surround
them that our sense of fitness is not offended, and we
find ourselves sebking a reason why those things
might not have been, which we are still satisfied are
not.
Poe - v07
