Some critics took issue with Carlyle's style, and his stance on the revolution. William H. Prescott found Carlyle's "attempt to colour so highly what nature has already over-coloured" to be "in very bad taste", producing "a grotesque and ludicrous effect"; he also took issue with Carlyle's "affectations of new-fangled words" and "trite" views.
Some critics criticized Carlyle's writing style, and his stance on the revolution. William H. Prescott found Carlyle's "effort to emphasize so highly what nature has already emphasized" to be "in very poor taste", producing "a comical and absurd effect"; he also took issue with Carlyle's "pretensions to new-fashioned vocabulary" and "commonplace" views.