How loved, how honored once, avails thee not, To whom related, or by whom begot A heap of dust alone remains of thee 'Tis all thou art, and all the proud shall be!

The character of covetousness, is what a man generally acquires more through some niggardliness or ill grace in little and inconsiderable things, than in expenses of any consequence.

Age and want sit smiling at the gate.

Do good by stealth, and blush to find it fame.

How vast a memory has Love!

Let such teach others who themselves excel, And censure freely who have written well.

Genuine religion is not so much a matter of feeling as a matter of principle.