Truth, Naked, Unblushing Truth, The First Virtue

Greek Is Doubtless The Most Perfect [language] That Has Been Contrived By The Art Of Man.

The Laws Of Probability, So True In General, So Fallacious In Particular.

Corruption, The Most Infallible Symptom Of Constitutional Liberty, Was Successfully Practised; Honours, Gifts, And Immunities Were Offered And Accepted As The Price Of An Episcopal Vote; And The Condemnation Of The Alexandrian Primate Was Artfully Represented As The Only Measure Which Could Restore The Peace And Union Of The Catholic Church.

Fashion Was The Only Law, Pleasure The Only Pursuit, And The Splendour Of Dress And Furniture Was The Only Distinction Of The Citizens Of Antioch. The Arts Of Luxury Were Honoured; The Serious And Manly Virtues Were The Subject Of Ridicule; And The Contempt For Female Modesty And Reverent Age Announced The Universal Corruption Of The Capital Of The East.

It Is The Common Calamity Of Old Age To Lose Whatever Might Have Rendered It Desirable.