The Very Pink Of Perfection.

By Every Remove I Only Drag A Greater Length Of Chain.

Pity, Though It May Often Relieve, Is But, At Best, A Short-lived Passion, And Seldom Affords Distress More Than Transitory Assistance; With Some It Scarce Lasts From The First Impulse Till The Hand Can Be Put Into The Pocket.

We May Affirm Of Mr. Buffon, That Which Has Been Said Of The Chemists Of Old; Though He May Have Failed In Attaining His Principal Aim, Of Establishing A Theory, Yet He Has Brought Together Such A Multitude Of Facts Relative To The History Of The Earth, And The Nature Of Its Fossil Productions, That Curiosity Finds Ample Compensation, Even While It Feels The Want Of Conviction.

As For Disappointing Them I Should Not So Much Mind; But I Can't Abide To Disappoint Myself.

One Man Is Born With A Silver Spoon In His Mouth, And The Other With A Wooden Ladle.