Sir, What Is Poetry? Why, Sir, It

A Transition From An Author's Book To His Conversation, Is Too Often Like An Entrance Into A Large City.

No Man Can Fall Into Contempt But Those Who Deserve It.

That There Is Something In Advice Very Useful And Salutary, Seems To Be Equally Confessed On All Hands; Since Even Those That Reject It, Allow For The Most Part That Rejection To Be Wrong, But Charge The Fault Upon The Unskilful Manner In Which It Is Given; They Admit The Efficacy Of The Medicine, But Abhor The Nauseousness Of The Vehicle.

Fear Naturally Quickens The Flight Of Guilt.

Madam, Before You Flatter A Man So Grossly To His Face, You Should Consider Whether Or Not Your Flattery Is Worth His Having.