Nothing can be more contemptible than to suppose Public Records to be true.

Time is the mercy of Eternity; without Time's swiftness Which is the swiftest of all things, all were eternal torment.

Degrade first the Arts if you'd Mankind Degrade. Hire Idiots to Paint with cold light & hot shade: Give high Price for the worst, leave the best in disgrace, And with Labours of Ignorance fill every place.

What is now proved was once only imagined.

First thought is best in Art, second in other matters.

Can I see another's woe, and not be in sorrow too? Can I see another's grief, and not seek for kind relief?

Auguries of innocence "The emmet's inch and eagle's mile Make lame philosophy to smile. He who doubts from what he sees Will ne'er believe, do what you please.