But me thought it lessened my esteem of a king, that he should not be able to command the rain.

Before I went to bed, I sat up till 2 a-clock in my chamber, reading of Mr. Hooke's Microscopical Observations, the most ingenious book that I ever read in my life.

But me thought it lessened my esteem of a king, that he should not be able to command the rain.

But Lord! To see the absurd nature of Englishmen that cannot forbear laughing and jeering at everything that looks strange.

The best of a bad bargain.

The truth is, I do indulge myself a little the more in pleasure, knowing that this is the proper age of my life to do it; and, out of my observation that most men that do thrive in the world do forget to take pleasure during the time that they are getting their estate, but reserve that till they have got one, and then it is too late for them to enjoy it.

Now public business takes up so much of my time that I must get time a Sundays or a nights to look after my own matters.