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Yes, the quote is from Trollope, and it satirizes Carlyle. With his 
annoying habit of giving his characters 'meaningful'  names, Trollope 
called him Dr. Pessimist Anticant and captured well Carlyle's gloomy 
disquisitions. Dickens, who was named Mr. Popular Sentiment, was portrayed 
as a far more flattering persona. Although Trollope did not spare Dickens 
for his sentimentality, he credited him for bringing about many positive 
changes in society. On the whole, the satire is delicious. 
 
Sumitra Shah 
 
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