Bombast, in composition, is an endeavour, by strained and turgid description, to give a low or familiar subject that importance pf which it is not susceptible; instead, therefore, of being sublime, it always proves ridiculous. The style of a writer, who has no real genius or talent for description, is extremely prone to deviate into bombast, and vitiate the taste of others. Hence, books written in a redundant or affected style, ought never to be intrusted to the hands of youth, who are more apt to listen to, and imitate the language which is addressed to the imagination and the senses, than the serious and dignified admonitions which are supported by reason and experience.