"What's going on in politics, sir? Are the Chinese holding on?"

"You had, boor, a golden horn; you had, boor, a feathered cap... Now you're left with just a string."

"He must die, why he has to be alive?"

"There are many good and helpful books worth careful reading—among which may be mentioned: 's How to Lay out a Garden,…"

"The came in with , and work, already practised, became the vogue. Stiff s, and , with the orange trees in tubs outsid…"

"The position of the kitchen garden is largely dependent on the position of the kitchen, and easy and private access s…"

"O mnie Moskwa i będą wiedzieć Tatarowie I, różnego mieszkańcy świata, Anglikowie."

"I write in the same fashion that I live: My rhymes are drunken, for I love to drink. I like a revel and I like a jest…"

"Wy, którzy pospolitą rzeczą władacie, A ludzką sprawiedliwość w ręku trzymacie, Wy mówię, którym ludzi paść poruczono…"

"Wielkieś mi uczyniła pustki w domu moim, Moja droga Orszulko, tym zniknienim swoim! Pełno nas, a jakoby nikogo nie by…"