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He who, in an enlightened and literary society, aspires to be a great poet, must first become a little child. He must take to piec
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Language, the machine of the poet, is best fitted for his purpose in its rudest state. Nations, like individuals, first perceive,
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Turn where we may, within, around, the voice of great events is proclaiming to us, Reform, that you may preserve!
Your Constitution is all sail and no anchor.
I never heard a single expression of fondness for him fall from the lips of any of those who knew him well.
He was a rake among scholars, and a scholar among rakes.
Forget all feuds, and shed one English tear
O'er English dust. A broken heart lies here.
O'er English dust. A broken heart lies here.
The object of oratory alone is not truth, but persuasion.
A church is disaffected when it is persecuted, quiet when it is tolerated, and actively loyal when it is favoured and cherished.
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