The heroes of the novels of the Abbé Prevost present certain emotional states which are generally regarded as characteristic of the romantic school. Since these moods are not commonly supposed to have received literary expression until a later date, it may be worth while to point out the more striking among them. It is interesting to note the anticipation of some of the doctrines of Rousseau, and of the type of romantic rebel represented by Werther, René, and Childe Harold. Most of the following passages are from Cleveland, the novel which offers the greatest interest from this point of view. The others show the same tendencies, but in a less marked degree, and in a form less convenient for citation.