"What 's not devoured by Time's devouring hand? Where 's Troy, and where 's the Maypole in the Strand?"

Art of Politics.

"But Titus said, with his uncommon sense, When the Exclusion Bill was in suspense: "I hear a lion in the lobby roar; Say, Mr. Speaker, shall we shut the door And keep him there, or shall we let him in To try if we can turn him out again?""

Art of Politics.

"So Britain's monarch once uncovered sat, While Bradshaw bullied in a broad-brimmed hat."

Man of Taste.

"Whatever is worth doing at all, is worth doing well."

Letter, March 10, 1746.

"I knew once a very covetous, sordid fellow, who used to say, "Take care of the pence, for the pounds will take care of themselves.""

Letter, Nov. 6, 1747.

"Sacrifice to the Graces."

Letter, March 9, 1748.

"Manners must adorn knowledge, and smooth its way through the world. Like a great rough diamond, it may do very well in a closet by way of curiosity, and also for its intrinsic value."

Letter, July 1, 1748.

"Style is the dress of thoughts."

Letter, Nov. 24, 1749.

"Despatch is the soul of business."

Letter, Feb. 5, 1750.

"Chapter of accidents."

Letter, Feb. 16, 1753.

"I assisted at the birth of that most significant word "flirtation," which dropped from the most beautiful mouth in the world."

The World. No. 101.

"Unlike my subject now shall be my song; It shall be witty, and it sha'n't be long."

Impromptu Lines.

"The dews of the evening most carefully shun,-- Those tears of the sky for the loss of the sun."

Advice to a Lady in Autumn.

"The nation looked upon him as a deserter, and he shrunk into insignificancy and an earldom."

Character of Pulteney.

"He adorned whatever subject he either spoke or wrote upon, by the most splendid eloquence."

Character of Bolingbroke.

"Fling but a stone, the giant dies."

The Spleen. Line 93.

"Thus I steer my bark, and sail On even keel, with gentle gale."

The Spleen.

"Though pleased to see the dolphins play, I mind my compass and my way."

The Spleen.

"He lives to build, not boast, a generous race; No tenth transmitter of a foolish face."

The Bastard. Line 7.

"May see thee now, though late, redeem thy name, And glorify what else is damn'd to fame."

Character of Foster.

"The Grave, dread thing! Men shiver when thou 'rt named: Nature, appall'd, Shakes off her wonted firmness."

The Grave. Part i. Line 9.

"The schoolboy, with his satchel in his hand, Whistling aloud to bear his courage up."

The Grave. Part i. Line 58.

"Friendship! mysterious cement of the soul! Sweetener of life! and solder of society!"

The Grave. Part i. Line 88.

"Of joys departed, Not to return, how painful the remembrance!"

The Grave. Part i. Line 109.

"The cup goes round: And who so artful as to put it by! 'T is long since Death had the majority."

The Grave. Part ii. Line 449.

"The good he scorn'd Stalk'd off reluctant, like an ill-used ghost, Not to return; or if it did, in visits Like those of angels, short and far between."

The Grave. Part ii. Line 586.

"Come, gentle Spring! ethereal Mildness! come."

The Seasons. Spring. Line 1.

"Base Envy withers at another's joy, And hates that excellence it cannot reach."

The Seasons. Spring. Line 283.

"But who can paint Like Nature? Can imagination boast, Amid its gay creation, hues like hers?"

The Seasons. Spring. Line 465.

"Amid the roses fierce Repentance rears Her snaky crest."

The Seasons. Spring. Line 996.

"Delightful task! to rear the tender thought, To teach the young idea how to shoot."

The Seasons. Spring. Line 1149.

"An elegant sufficiency, content, Retirement, rural quiet, friendship, books, Ease and alternate labour, useful life, Progressive virtue, and approving Heaven!"

The Seasons. Spring. Line 1158.

"The meek-ey'd Morn appears, mother of dews."

The Seasons. Summer. Line 47.

"Falsely luxurious, will not man awake?"

The Seasons. Summer. Line 67.

"But yonder comes the powerful king of day, Rejoicing in the east."

The Seasons. Summer. Line 81.

"Ships dim-discover'd dropping from the clouds."

The Seasons. Summer. Line 946.

"And Mecca saddens at the long delay."

The Seasons. Summer. Line 979.

"For many a day, and many a dreadful night, Incessant lab'ring round the stormy cape."

The Seasons. Summer. Line 1003.

"Sigh'd and look'd unutterable things."

The Seasons. Summer. Line 1188.

"A lucky chance, that oft decides the fate Of mighty monarchs."

The Seasons. Summer. Line 1285.

"So stands the statue that enchants the world, So bending tries to veil the matchless boast, The mingled beauties of exulting Greece."

The Seasons. Summer. Line 1346.

"Who stemm'd the torrent of a downward age."

The Seasons. Summer. Line 1516.

"Autumn nodding o'er the yellow plain."

The Seasons. Autumn. Line 2.

"Loveliness Needs not the foreign aid of ornament, But is when unadorn'd, adorn'd the most."

The Seasons. Autumn. Line 204.

"He saw her charming, but he saw not half The charms her downcast modesty conceal'd."

The Seasons. Autumn. Line 229.

"For still the world prevail'd, and its dread laugh, Which scarce the firm philosopher can scorn."

The Seasons. Autumn. Line 233.

"See, Winter comes to rule the varied year."

The Seasons. Winter. Line 1.

"Cruel as death, and hungry as the grave."

The Seasons. Winter. Line 393.

"There studious let me sit, And hold high converse with the mighty dead."

The Seasons. Winter. Line 431.

"The kiss, snatch'd hasty from the sidelong maid."

The Seasons. Winter. Line 625.