Could swell the soul to rage, or kindle soft desire.

They think too little who talk too much.

So the false spider, when her nets are spread, deep ambushed in her silent den does lie.

Railing and praising were his usual themes; and both showed his judgment in extremes. Either over violent or over civil, so everyone to him was either god or devil.

Freedom which in no other land will thrive, Freedom an English subject's sole prerogative.

Drinking is the soldier's pleasure.

Good sense and good-nature are never separated, though the ignorant world has thought otherwise. Good-nature, by which I mean beneficence and candor, is the product of right reason.