Sir, with no intention to take offence, I deny your right to put words into my mouth.
Do not write merely to be understood. Write so you cannot possibly be misunderstood.
My devil had been long caged, he came out roaring
We all know what Parliament is, and we are all ashamed of it.
The spirit of delight comes in small ways.
So soon as prudence has begun to grow up in the brain, like a dismal fungus, it finds its first expression in a paralysis of generous acts.