Pride (of all others the most dang'rous fault) Proceeds from want of sense, or want of thought.
The last loud trumpet's wondrous sound, Shall thro' the rending tombs rebound, And wake the nations under ground. - Wentworth Dillon, 4th Earl Of Roscommon
The last loud trumpet's wondrous sound, Shall thro' the rending tombs rebound, And wake the nations under ground.
- Wentworth Dillon, 4th Earl Of Roscommon
The men, who labour and digest things most, Will be much apter to despond than boast; For if your author be profoundly good, 'Twill cost you dear bef… - Wentworth Dillon, 4th Earl Of Roscommon
The men, who labour and digest things most, Will be much apter to despond than boast; For if your author be profoundly good, 'Twill cost you dear bef…
Tis I that call, remember Milo's end, Wedged in that timber which he strove to rend. - Wentworth Dillon, 4th Earl Of Roscommon
Tis I that call, remember Milo's end, Wedged in that timber which he strove to rend.
Praise Him, each savage furious beast That on His stores do daily feast; And you tame slaves, of the laborious plough, Your weary knees to your Creat… - Wentworth Dillon, 4th Earl Of Roscommon
Praise Him, each savage furious beast That on His stores do daily feast; And you tame slaves, of the laborious plough, Your weary knees to your Creat…
You must not think that a satiric style allows of scandalous and brutish words; the better sort abhor scurrility. - Wentworth Dillon, 4th Earl Of Roscommon
You must not think that a satiric style allows of scandalous and brutish words; the better sort abhor scurrility.
Truth and fiction are so aptly mixed that all seems uniform and of a piece. - Wentworth Dillon, 4th Earl Of Roscommon
Truth and fiction are so aptly mixed that all seems uniform and of a piece.
Choose an author as you would a friend. - Wentworth Dillon, 4th Earl Of Roscommon
Choose an author as you would a friend.
What you keep by you, you may change and mend but words, once spoken, can never be recalled. - Wentworth Dillon, 4th Earl Of Roscommon
What you keep by you, you may change and mend but words, once spoken, can never be recalled.
The multitude is always wrong. - Wentworth Dillon, 4th Earl Of Roscommon
The multitude is always wrong.
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