Incognita; Or, Love and Duty Reconcil'd

A Clear Wit, sound Judgment and a Merciful Disposition, are things so rarely united, that it is almost inexcusable to entertain them with any thing less excellent in its kind.

清晰的智慧、健全的判断力和仁慈的性情是如此罕见地结合在一起，以至于几乎不可原谅地用任何不那么优秀的东西来款待它们。

Romances are generally composed of the Constant Loves and invincible Courages of Hero’s, Heroins, Kings and Queens, Mortals of the first Rank, and so forth; where lofty Language, miraculous Contingencies and impossible Performances, elevate and surprize the Reader into a giddy Delight, which leaves him flat upon the Ground whenever he gives of, and vexes him to think how he has suffer’d himself to be pleased and transported, concern’d and afflicted at the several Passages which he has Read.

浪漫主义通常由英雄、女主角、国王和王后的恒久爱情和不可战胜的勇气构成；使用高雅的语言、奇迹般的偶然事件和不可能的壮举，使读者感到惊喜和快乐，但当他们停止阅读时，这种快乐会让他们感到困惑，因为他们意识到自己被欺骗了，对所读的各个情节感到高兴、激动和痛苦。