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I do not mean to be disrespectful, but the attempt of the Lords
to stop the progress of reform, read more
I do not mean to be disrespectful, but the attempt of the Lords
to stop the progress of reform, reminds me very forcibly of the
great storm of Sidmouth, and of the conduct of the excellent Mrs.
Partington on that occasion. In the winter of 1824, there set in
a great flood upon that town--the tide rose to an incredible
height: the waves rushed in upon the houses, and everything was
threatened with destruction. In the midst of this sublime and
terrible storm, Dame Partington, who lived upon the beach, was
seen at the door of her house with mop and pattens, trundling her
mop, squeezing out the sea water, and vigorously pushing away the
Atlantic Ocean. The Atlantic was roused. Mrs. Partington's
spirit was up; but I need not tell you that the contest was
unequal. The Atlantic Ocean beat Mrs. Partington. She was
excellent at a slop or a puddle, but she should not have meddled
with a tempest.
A reformer is a man who rides through a sewer in a glass-bottomed boat.
A reformer is a man who rides through a sewer in a glass-bottomed boat.
Every reform was once a private opinion, and when it shall be a private opinion again, it will solve the read more
Every reform was once a private opinion, and when it shall be a private opinion again, it will solve the problem of the age.
Grant that the old Adam in these persons may be so buried, that
the new man may be raised read more
Grant that the old Adam in these persons may be so buried, that
the new man may be raised up in them.
The oyster-women lock'd their fish up,
And trudged away to cry, No Bishop.
The oyster-women lock'd their fish up,
And trudged away to cry, No Bishop.
A conservative is someone who believes in reform. But not now.
A conservative is someone who believes in reform. But not now.
My desolation does begin to make
A better life.
My desolation does begin to make
A better life.
To reform a man, you must begin with his grandmother.
To reform a man, you must begin with his grandmother.
Every abuse ought to be reformed, unless the reform is more dangerous than the abuse itself.
Every abuse ought to be reformed, unless the reform is more dangerous than the abuse itself.
