A footman may swear; but he cannot swear like a lord. He can swear as often: but can he swear with equal delicacy, propriety, and judgment?

Daphne knows, with equal ease, How to vex and how to please; But the folly of her sex Makes her sole delight to vex.

In oratory the greatest art is to hide art.

Nothing more unqualified the man to act with prudence than a misfortune that is attended with shame and guilt.

So geographers, in Africa maps, With savage pictures fill their gaps, And o'er uninhabitable downs Place elephants for want of towns

Complaint is the largest tribute heaven receives and the sincerest part of our devotion.

Silks, velvets, calicoes, and the whole lexicon of female fopperies.