"Lambe them, lads! lambe them!" a cant phrase of the time derived from the fate of Dr. Lambe, an astrologer and quack, who was knocked on the head by the rabble in Charles the First's time.

come he slow or come he fast it is but death that comes at last

Never was flattery lost on a poet's ear; a simple race, they waste their toil for the vain tribute of a smile.

Mystery has great charms for womanhood.

Dear to me is my bonnie white steed; Oft has he helped me at pinch of need.

Those who are too idle to read, save for the purpose of amusement, may in these works acquire some acquaintance with history, which, however inaccurate, is better than none.

Affection can withstand very severe storms of vigor, but not a long polar frost of indifference.