Scarcelyever，tillthatlateepoch，didanyworshipperofNaturebecomeentirelyawarethathewasworshipping，muchtohisowncredit;andthinkofsayingtohimself:Come，letusmakeadescription！Intolerableenough:wheneverypunywhipsterplucksouthispencil，andinsistsonpaintingyouascene;sothattheinstantyoudiscernsuchathingas\'wavyoutline，\'\'mirrorofthelake，\'
\'sternheadland，\'orthelike，inanyBook，youtremulouslyhastenon;andscarcelytheAuthorofWaverleyhimselfcantemptyounottoskip。
Nay，isnotthediseasedself—consciousstateofLiteraturedisclosedinthisonefact，whichliessonearushere，theprevalenceofReviewing！Sterne\'swishforareader\'thatwouldgive—upthereinsofhisimaginationintohisauthor\'shands，andbepleasedheknewnotwhy，andcarednotwherefore，\'mightleadhimalongjourneynow。Indeed，forourbestclassofreaders，thechiefpleasure，averystintedone，isthissameknowingoftheWhy;whichmanyaKamesandBossuhasbeen，ineffectuallyenough，endeavouringtoteachus:
tillatlastthesealsohavelaiddowntheirtrade;andnowyourReviewerisameretaster;whotastes，andsays，bytheevidenceofsuchpalate，suchtongue，ashehasgot，Itisgood，Itisbad。WasitthusthattheFrenchcarriedoutcertaininferiorcreaturesontheirAlgerineExpedition，totastethewellsforthem，andtrywhethertheywerepoisoned？Farbeitfromustodisparageourowncraft，wherebywehaveourliving！Onlywemustnotethesethings:
thatReviewingspreadswithstrangevigour;thatsuchamanasByronreckonstheReviewerandthePoetequal;thatatthelastLeipzigFair，therewasadvertisedaReviewofReviews。ByandbyitwillbefoundthatallLiteraturehasbecomeoneboundlessself—devouringReview;and，asinLondonrouts，wehavetodonothing，butonlytoseeothersdonothing。—ThusdoesLiteraturealso，likeasickthing，superabundantly\'listentoitself。\'