When nations are to perish in their sins, 'tis in the Church the leprosy begins.
Absence of proof is not proof of absence.
The parson knows enough who knows a Duke.
His wit invites you by his looks to come, But when you knock, it never is at home.
Ages elapsed ere Homer's lamp appear'd, And ages ere the Mantuan swan was heard: To carry nature lengths unknown before, To give a Milton birth, ask'd ages more.
A man renowned for repartee will seldom scruple to make free with friendship's finest feeling, will thrust a dagger at your breast, and say he wounded you in jest, by way of balm for healing.