My devil had been long caged, he came out roaring

If you keep on drinking rum, the world will soon be quit of a very dirty scoundrel!

It is a great thing if you can persuade people that they are somehow or other partakers in a mystery. It makes them feel bigger.

The friendly cow, all red and white, I love with all my heart; She gives me cream with all her might, To eat with apple-tart.

A birdie with a yellow bill Hoped upon the window sill, Cocked his shining eye and said: 'Ain't you 'shamed, you sleepy-'ead?

To be idle requires a strong sense of personal identity.

There can be no fairer ambition than to excel in talk; to be affable, gay, ready, clear, and welcome.