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The mob may hiss me, but I congratulate myself while I
contemplate my treasures in their hoard.
The mob may hiss me, but I congratulate myself while I
contemplate my treasures in their hoard.
Criticks are like brushers of Noblemens cloaths.
Criticks are like brushers of Noblemens cloaths.
What mighty contests rise from trivial things.
What mighty contests rise from trivial things.
Better to be despised for too anxious apprehensions than ruined
by too confident a security.
Better to be despised for too anxious apprehensions than ruined
by too confident a security.
We must every one be a man of his own fancy.
We must every one be a man of his own fancy.
Change but the name, and you are the subject of the story.
Change but the name, and you are the subject of the story.
One who sets off to the best advantage his every act and speech.
One who sets off to the best advantage his every act and speech.