The ancients, who in these matters were not perhaps such blockheads as some may conceive, considered poetical quotation as one of the requisite ornaments of oratory.
Isaac D'IsraeliIf the golden gate of preferment is not usually opened to men of real merit, persons of no worth have entered it in a most extraordinary manner.
Isaac D'IsraeliEvery work of Genius is tinctured by the feelings, and often originates in the events of times.
Isaac D'Israeli