I did so; a brief examination convinced me that the contents were less taking than the title: "Rasselas" looked dull to my trifling taste; I saw nothing about fairies, nothing about genii; no bright variety seemed spread over the closely-printed pages.
Je fus convaincue par un rapide examen que le contenu était moins intéressant que le titre. Rasselas me sembla un livre ennuyeux, à moi qui n'aimais que les enfantillages.