"Whoe'er thou art, thy Lord and master see, Thou wast my Slave, thou art, or thou shalt be."

"['T]is the talk, and not the intrigue, that's the crime."

"Mankind, from Adam, have been women's fools; Women, from Eve, have been the devil's tools: Heaven might have spar'd o…"

"Cowards in scarlet pass for men of war."

"A villain, when he seems most kind, Is most to be suspected."

"Oh my lov'd friend! till now I never knew The pangs of parting friendship. At distance I have tasted of the pain, Whe…"

"So many shapes have women for deceit, That every man's a fool, when we think fit."

"Patience is the virtue of a beast That trots beneath his burden and is quiet."

"Oh love! thou bane of the most generous souls! Thou doubtful pleasure! and thou certain pain!"

"Happy the man, of mortals happiest he, Whose quiet mind from vain desires is free; Whom neither hopes deceive, nor fe…"