Why then should women be denied the benefits of instruction? If knowledge and understanding had been useless additions to the sex, God almighty would never have given them capacities.

I hear much of people's calling out to punish the guilty, but very few are concerned to clear the innocent.

Thus fear of danger is ten thousand times more terrifying than danger itself when apparent to the eyes ; and we find the burden of anxiety greater, by much, than the evil which we are anxious about.

No shoots, says Friday, no yet, me shoot now, me no kill; me stay, give you one more laugh.

Great families of yesterday we show, And lords, whose parents were the Lord knows who.

All our discontents about what we want appeared to spring from the want of thankfulness for what we have.

I am giving an account of what was, not of what ought or ought not to be.