"We are told that the world is a great Bedlam, where the lunatics are the majority, and the few who are in their right senses are shut up by the rest."

"It is a maxim very generally received, that a man of great wit has a very short memory."

"She wears her clothes as if they were thrown on her with a pitchfork."

"I profess, in the sincerity of my heart, that I have not the least personal interest in endeavouring to promote this necessary work, having no other motive than the public good of my country, by advan…"

"I could wish that some of our young divines would not think it beneath them to consult the most celebrated plays and romances, as well as the most approved poets and orators."