Fame Then Was Cheap, And The First

Satire Among The Romans, But Not Among The Greeks, Was A Bitter Invective Poem.

We Must Beat The Iron While It Is Hot, But We May Polish It At Leisure.

It's A Hard World, Neighbors, If A Man's Oath Must Be His Master.

Criticism, As It Was First Instituted By Aristotle, Was Meant As A Standard Of Judging Well; The Chiefest Part Of Which Is To Observe Those Excellencies Which Delight A Reasonable Reader.

Youth, Beauty, Graceful Action Seldom Fail: But Common Interest Always Will Prevail; And Pity Never Ceases To Be Shown To Him Who Makes The People's Wrongs His Own.