Excerpt from Wieland or the TransformationGenius and knowledge command respect; but superior genius and profound knowledge, combined with exalted moral purity, cannot fail to excite mingled admiration. The reputation of an author in whom these qualities are united may be circumscribed during life; but its rise and extension after death prove that his claims to distinction are well founded. It is no less the duty than the pleasure of friendship to fortify and sustain these claims. The impartiality of criticism cannot but confirm the anticipations of affection.
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