I have just finished his volume on Infallibility, which fills me with admiration of its easy movement, command of knowledge, singular faculty of disentanglement, and great skill and point in argument; though he does not quite make one love him.
Morley expresses admiration for a volume on infallibility, highlighting its intellectual qualities while noting a lack of personal affection for the author.
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