"Let this great maxim be my virtue’s guide,— In part she is to blame that has been tried: He comes too near that comes…"

"Good madam, when ladies are willing, A man must needs look like a fool; For me I would not give a shilling For one wh…"

"Thou silver deity of secret night, Direct my footsteps through the woodland shade; Thou conscious witness of unknown …"

"Cease, fond shepherd! Cease desiring What you never must enjoy; She derides your vain aspiring, She, to all your sex …"

"Though I never get possession, ’Tis a pleasure to adore; Hope, the wretch’s only blessing, May, in time, procure me m…"

"Civility costs nothing and buys everything."

"Be plain in dress, and sober in your diet; In short, my deary, kiss me, and be quiet."

"Satire should, like a polished razor keen, Wound with a touch that's scarcely felt or seen."

"What say you to such a supper with such a woman? ... Is not her 'champagne and chicken' worth a forest or two? Is it …"

"Lord Byron, in response to Lady Mary Montague's line 'And we meet, with champagne and a chicken at last' (from "The L…"