Samuel Butler ( 10 of 155 )
For rhyme the rudder is of verses,
With which, like ships, they steer their courses.
For rhyme the rudder is of verses,
With which, like ships, they steer their courses.
Opinions have vested interests just as men have.
Opinions have vested interests just as men have.
He who does not make his words rather serve to conceal than
discover the sense of his heart deserves read more
He who does not make his words rather serve to conceal than
discover the sense of his heart deserves to have it pulled out
like a traitor's and shown publicly to the rabble.
Shear swine, all cry and no wool.
Shear swine, all cry and no wool.
Now, while the honour thou hast got
Is spick and span new.
Now, while the honour thou hast got
Is spick and span new.
Look before you ere you leap.
Look before you ere you leap.
So Noah, when he anchor'd safe on
The mountain's top, his lofty haven,
And all the passengers read more
So Noah, when he anchor'd safe on
The mountain's top, his lofty haven,
And all the passengers he bore
Were on the new world set ashore,
He made it next his chief design
To plant and propagate a vine,
Which since has overwhelm'd and drown'd
Far greater number, on dry ground,
Of wretched mankind, one by one,
Than all the flood before had done.
Synods are mystical Bear-gardens.
Where Elders, Deputies, Church-wardens,
And other Members of the Court,
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Synods are mystical Bear-gardens.
Where Elders, Deputies, Church-wardens,
And other Members of the Court,
Manage the Babylonish sport.
The wish to spread those opinions that we hold conducive to our own welfare is so deeply rooted in the read more
The wish to spread those opinions that we hold conducive to our own welfare is so deeply rooted in the English character that few of us can escape its influence.
Sure 'tis an orthodox opinion,
That grace is founded in dominion.
Sure 'tis an orthodox opinion,
That grace is founded in dominion.
