René of Anjou [(1409-80)] painted a picture of his mistress's corpse as he found it eaten by worms on having it [her… — Horace Walpole Age Copy Share Image
A poet who makes use of a worse word instead of a better, because the former fits the rhyme or the measure,… — Horace Walpole Brilliant Copy Share Image
I do not dislike the French from the vulgar antipathy between neighboring nations, but for their insolent and unfounded air of superiority. — Horace Walpole Air Copy Share Image
Lord Bath used to say of women, who are apt to say that they will follow their own judgment, that they could… — Horace Walpole Baths Copy Share Image
An ancient prophecy ... pronounced, That the castle and lordship of Otranto should pass from the present family, whenever the real owner… — Horace Walpole Ancient Copy Share Image
Plot, rules, nor even poetry, are not half so great beauties in tragedy or comedy as a just imitation of nature, of… — Horace Walpole Character Copy Share Image
“But alas! my Lord, what is blood! what is nobility! We are all reptiles, miserable, sinful creatures. It is piety alone that… — Horace Walpole Copy Share Image
I do not admire politicians; but when they are excellent in their way, one cannot help allowing them their due. — Horace Walpole Admire Copy Share Image
Alexander at the head of the world never tasted the true pleasure that boys of his own age have enjoyed at the… — Horace Walpole Age Copy Share Image
The whole secret of life is to be interested in one thing profoundly and in a thousand things well. — Horace Walpole Life Copy Share Image
The best philosophy is to do one's duties, take the world as it comes, submit respectfully to one's lot; bless the goodness… — Horace Walpole Bless Copy Share Image
Oh that I were seated as high as my ambition, I'd place my naked foot on the necks of monarchs. — Horace Walpole Ambition Copy Share Image
Pedants make a great rout about criticism, as if it were a science of great depth, and required much pains and knowledge--criticism… — Horace Walpole Criticism Copy Share Image
Defaced ruins of architecture and statuary, like the wrinkles of decrepitude of a once beautiful woman, only make one regret that one… — Horace Walpole Architecture Copy Share Image
Heaven nor hell shall impedemy designs, said Manfred, advancing again to seize the princess. At that instant the portrait of his grandfather… — Horace Walpole Things happen fora reason Copy Share Image
[The] taste [of the French] is too timid to be true taste--or is but half taste. — Horace Walpole Being true Copy Share Image
I look upon paradoxes as the impotent efforts of men who, not having capacity to draw attention and celebrity from good sense,… — Horace Walpole Attention Copy Share Image
How well Shakespeare knew how to improve and exalt little circumstances, when he borrowed them from circumstantial or vulgar historians. — Horace Walpole Borrowed Copy Share Image
One's mind suffers only when one is young and while one is ignorant of the world. When one has lived for some… — Horace Walpole Age Copy Share Image
Virtue knows to a farthing what it has lost by not having been vice. — Horace Walpole Character Copy Share Image
Dr. Calder [a Unitarian minister] said of Dr. [Samuel] Johnson on the publications of Boswell and Mrs. Piozzi, that he was like… — Horace Walpole Drs Copy Share Image
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