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- Amid thy desert-walks the lapwing flies, And tires their echoes with unvaried cries. Amid
- The more various our artificial necessities, the wider is our circle of pleasure; for all pleasure consists in obviating necessities as they rise; luxury, therefore,… All
- By every remove I only drag a greater length of chain. Chain
- Pride in their port, defiance in their eye, I see the lords of humankind pass by. Defiance
- One should not quarrel with a dog without a reason sufficient to vindicate one through all the courts of morality. All
- In a polite age almost every person becomes a reader, and receives more instruction from the Press than the Pulpit. Age
- Nobody with me at sea but myself. Inspirational
- Villainy, when detected, never gives up, but boldly adds impudence to imposture. Add
- Our bounty, like a drop of water, disappears, when diffus'd too widely Bounty
- To a philosopher no circumstance, however trifling, is too minute. Circumstance
- How blest is he who crowns in shades like these A youth of labour with an age of ease! Age
- The hawthorn bush, with seats beneath the shade, For talking age and whispering lovers made. Age
- The volume of Nature is the book of knowledge. Book
- And the weak soul, within itself unbless'd, Leans for all pleasure on another's breast. All
- The wisdom of the ignorant somewhat resembles the instinct of animals; it is diffused in but a very narrow sphere, but within the circle it… Acts
- It is not easy to recover an art when once lost. Art
- How wide the limits stand Between a splendid and a happy land. Happy
- One writer, for instance, excels at a plan or a title page, another works away at the body of the book, and a third is… Another Works
- To husband out life's taper at the close, And keep the flames from wasting by repose. Close
- Books are necessary to correct the vices of the polite; but those vices are ever changing, and the antidote should be changed accordingly should still… Accordingly
- In proportion as society refines, new books must ever become more necessary. Book
- Though very poor, may still be very blest. Blest
- Men may be very learned, and yet very miserable; it is easy to be a deep geometrician, or a sublime astronomer, but very difficult to… Astronomer
- Those who think must govern those that toil. Govern
- I love everything that's old, - old friends, old times, old manners, old books, old wine. Birthday
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