I asked a thief to steal me a peach: He turned up his eyes. I asked a lithe lady to lie her down: Holy and meek, she cries. As soon as I went An angel came. He winked at the thief And smiled at the dame- And without one word spoke Had a peach from the tree, And 'twixt earnest and joke Enjoyed the lady.

All the destruction in Christian Europe has arisen from deism, which is natural religion.

None but blockheads copy each other.

Think in the morning. Act in the noon. Eat in the evening. Sleep in the night.

Hold infinity in the palm of your hand.

Christ's crucifix shall be made an excuse for executing criminals.

I rest not from my great task! | To open the Eternal Worlds, | to open the immortal Eyes of Man | Inwards into the Worlds of Thought; | Into eternity, ever expanding | In the Bosom of God, | The Human Imagination