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• The truth is, I do indulge myself a little the more in pleasure, knowing that this is the proper age of my…
• Strange to see how a good dinner and feasting reconciles everybody.
• Thanks be to God, since my leaving drinking of wine, I do find myself much better, and do mind my business better,…
• Music and woman I cannot but give way to, whatever my business is.
• As happy a man as any in the world, for the whole world seems to smile upon me!
• But me thought it lessened my esteem of a king, that he should not be able to command the rain.
• He that will not stoop for a pin will never be worth a pound.
• I find my wife hath something in her gizzard, that only waits an opportunity of being provoked to bring up; but I…
• It having been a very cold night last night I had got some cold, and so in pain by wind, and a…
• But Lord! To see the absurd nature of Englishmen that cannot forbear laughing and jeering at everything that looks strange.
• I do still see that my nature is not to be quite conquered, but will esteem pleasure above all things, though yet…
• Mighty proud I am that I am able to have a spare bed for my friends.

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