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But men are men; the best sometimes forget.
But men are men; the best sometimes forget.
Fiction intended to please, should resemble truth as much as
possible.
Fiction intended to please, should resemble truth as much as
possible.
Vertue flies from the heart of a Mercenary man.
Vertue flies from the heart of a Mercenary man.
Religion a stalking horse to shoot other foul.
Religion a stalking horse to shoot other foul.
He that fights and runs away,
Will live to fight another day;
For he that runs may read more
He that fights and runs away,
Will live to fight another day;
For he that runs may fight again,
Which he can never do that's slain.
Deeper to wound she shuns the fight;
She drops her arms, to gain the field:
Secures her conquest by her flight:
And triumphs when she seems to yield.
Hope is a waking dream.
Hope is a waking dream.
The heart-sick faintness of the hope delayed!
The heart-sick faintness of the hope delayed!
Turning these jests out of service, let us talk in good earnest.
Turning these jests out of service, let us talk in good earnest.
