Tobias Smollett quotes

True courage scorns To vent her prowess in a storm of words; And, to the valiant, actions speak alone. (Tobias Smollett)
Writing is all a lottery -- I have been a loser by the works of the greatest men of the age. View quote
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Thy spirit, Independence, let me share, Lord of the lion-heart and eagle-eye. Thy steps I follow with my bosom bare, Nor heed the storm that howls along the sky. View quote
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Thy fatal shafts unerring move, I bow before thine altar, Love! View quote
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Those sculptur'd halls my feet shall never tread, Where varnish'd vice and vanity combin'd, To dazzle and seduce, their banners spread, And forge vile shackles for the free-born mind. View quote
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To send the injur'd unredress'd away, How great soe'er th' offender, or the wrong'd Howe'er obscure, is wicked-weak and vile: Degrades, denies, and should dethrone a king! View quote
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Keen are the pangs Of hapless love, and passion unapprov'd: But where consenting wishes meet, and vows Reciprocally breath'd, confirm the tie, Joy rolls on joy, an inexhausted stream! And virtue crowns the sacred scene. View quote
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Some folks are wise and some are otherwise. View quote
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Who bravely dares must sometimes risk a fall. View quote
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Facts are stubborn things. View quote
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To-day, in snow array'd, stern winter rules The ravag'd plain-Anon the teeming earth Unlocks her stores, and spring adorns the year: And shall not we-while fate, like winter, frowns, Expect revolving bliss? (Tobias Smollett)
To exult Ev'n o'er an enemy oppress'd, and heap Affliction on the afflicted, is the mark And the mean triumph of a dastard soul. View quote
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As Love can exquisitely bless, Love only feels the marvellous of pain; Opens new veins of torture in the soul, And wakes the nerve where agonies are born. View quote
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