Thalaba

“or the father, as in " Thalaba," shows a faith in the benignity and holiness of his lost daughter, which the lover, who had given up for her so high a destiny, wanted; — or, as in "Roderick," the miserable, sinful child wanders back to relieve himself from the load of pollution at the feet of a sainted mother; always — always he speaks from a full, a sanctified soul, in tones of thrilling melody.”