Charles Churchill Quotes
Top 59 wise famous quotes and sayings by Charles Churchill
Charles Churchill Famous Quotes & Sayings
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Drawn by conceit from reason's plan
How vain is that poor creature man;
How pleas'd in ev'ry paltry elf
To grate about that thing himself.
How vain is that poor creature man;
How pleas'd in ev'ry paltry elf
To grate about that thing himself.
A servile race Who, in mere want of fault, all merit place; Who blind obedience pay to ancient schools, Bigots to Greece, and slaves to musty rules.
England a fortune-telling host, As num'rous as the stars, could boast; Matrons, who toss the cup, and see The grounds of Fate in grounds of tea ...
Who shall dispute what the Reviewers say? Their word's sufficient; and to ask a reason, In such a state as theirs, is downright treason.
Though folly, robed in purple, shines, Though vice exhausts Peruvian mines, Yet shall they tremble and turn pale When satire wields her mighty flail.
England, a happy land we know,
Where follies naturally grow,
Where without culture they arise,
And tow'r above the common size.
Where follies naturally grow,
Where without culture they arise,
And tow'r above the common size.