Some of his descriptions of natural scenery are very true and very pleasing in their simplicity; there is much tenderness and grace in his pastorals, but he never rises into passion, or allows himself to be carried away by poetic enthusiasm. There is more fire, perhaps, in his eulogy of  "Newcastle Beer" than in most of his other compositions.
Some of his descriptions of natural scenery are both accurate and pleasingly simple; there is a great deal of tenderness and grace in his pastoral poems, but he never reaches the heights of passion or poetic fervor. His eulogy for "Newcastle Beer" exhibits more emotional intensity than many of his other works.