Scandal dies sooner of itself, than we could kill it.

Dreams are nothing but incoherent ideas, occasioned by partial or imperfect sleep.

Mirth, and even cheerfulness, when employed as remedies in low spirits, are like hot water to a frozen limb.

The only foundation for a useful education in a republic is to be laid in religion. Without this there can be no virtue, and without virtue there can be no liberty

A pioneer is generally a man who has outlived his credit or fortune in the cultivated parts.

The turgid style of Johnson, the purple glare of Gibbon, and even the studied and thickset metaphors of Junius are all equally unnatural, and should not be admitted into our company.