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

Tis I that call, remember Milo's end, Wedged in that timber which he strove to rend.

- 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…

- 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.

- Wentworth Dillon, 4th Earl Of Roscommon

Choose an author as you would a friend.

- Wentworth Dillon, 4th Earl Of Roscommon

Truth and fiction are so aptly mixed that all seems uniform and of a piece.

- Wentworth Dillon, 4th Earl Of Roscommon

What you keep by you, you may change and mend but words, once spoken, can never be recalled.

- Wentworth Dillon, 4th Earl Of Roscommon

Abstruse and mystic thoughts you must express With painful care, but seeming easiness; For truth shines brightest thro' the plainest dress.

- Wentworth Dillon, 4th Earl Of Roscommon