When we take a slight survey of the surface of our globe a thousand objects offer themselves which, though long known, yet still demand our curiosity.

A volcano may be considered as a cannon of immense size.

You will always find that those are most apt to boast of national merit, who have little or not merit of their own to depend on . . .

Careless their merits or their faults to scan, His pity gave ere charity began. Thus to relieve the wretched was his pride, And even his failings lean'd to Virtue's side.

Every absurdity has a champion to defend it.

Some fleeting good, that mocks me with the view.

In all the silent manliness of grief.