In a word, man in London is not quite so good a creature as he is out…

The cloven-foot of self-interest was now and then to be seen aneath the robe of public principle.

To rule without being felt…is the great mystery of policy.

How pleasant came thy rushing, silver Tweed! Upon my ear when, after roaming long In southern plains, I've reach'd thy lovely bank! How bright, renowned Sark, thy little stream, Like ray of column'd light chasing a shower, Would cross my …

Samuel Warren, though able, yet vainest of men, Could he guide with discretion his tongue and his pen, His course would be clear for—"Ten Thousand a Year," But limited else to a brief—"Now and Then."

I have before proved the nation to be in the possession of a vast income, highly sufficient for all demands, to possess a vigorous agriculture, flourishing manufactures, and an extended commerce, in a word, to be a great industrious …

Here am I, the often sat on Dancing don; my name is ; Like old wine in a new bottle Is my talk on Aristotle.