discouraging

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Such works, too, consisting of a continuous narrative, present to most students the discouraging prospect of a formidable undertaking which they fear will never be completed. On the other hand, a mere book of fables, although free from the last objection, is, in general, too narrow in its scope to fulfil the desired end.

- Le Cabinet des Fées: Or Recreative Readings Arranged for the Express Use of: Students in French