"There is no instance where men are so easily imposed upon, as at the time of their dying under the pretence of charity."

"God forbid that Judges upon their oath should make resolutions to enlarge jurisdiction."

"I should have all manner of tenderness for the right of the College; they are nurseries of Religion and Learning, and…"

"He the robe of justice wore, Sully'd not, as heretofore, When the magistrate was sought With yearly gifts. Of what av…"

"In a certain sense, many of us mutilate the mind and render it impotent, for there is in the nature of man an irresis…"

"Lamb had written to Coleridge about one of their old masters, who had been a severe disciplinarian, intimating that h…"

"Dined at Gooden’s, where I met among others , the Secretary of the . He surprised me by saying that he knew Goethe on…"

"Lamb was the first English writer of eminence whom Crabb Robinson tried to convince of the excellence of Goethe."

"England hath been accounted hitherto the most renowned kingdom for valour and manhood in all Christendom; and shall w…"

"So you, great lord, that with your counsel sway The burden of this kingdom mightily, With like delights sometimes may…"