Charles Churchill
Charles Churchill
son men justice
Amongst the sons of men how few are known Who dare be just to merit not their own.
mind attention blank
Constant attention wears the active mind, Blots out our pow'rs, and leaves a blank behind.
religion saint mercy
The rigid saint, by whom no mercy's shown To saints whose lives are better than his own.
wings giving age
When satire flies abroad on falsehood's wing, Short is her life, and impotent her sting; But when to truth allied, the wound she gives Sinks deep, and to remotest ages lives.
doctors imagination evil
Most of those evils we poor mortals know From doctors and imagination flow.
names paganism fame
Fame is nothing but an empty name.
envy raises censure
Those who raise envy will easily incur censure.
envy pale turns
With that malignant envy which turns pale, And sickens, even if a friend prevail.
air castles building
No tribute is laid on castles in the air.
lying giving world
Keep up appearances; there lies the test. The world will give thee credit for the rest.
want faults fame
To copy beauty forfeits all pretense to fame; to copy faults is want of sense
country rays genius
Genius is of no country; her pure ray Spreads all abroad, as general as the day.
genius enthusiasm
Genius is nothing more than inflamed enthusiasm.
pain farewell men
Little do such men know the toil, the pains, the daily, nightly racking of the brains, to range the thoughts, the matter to digest, to cull fit phrases, and reject the rest.