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Blackstone, Sir William The Royal Navy of England hath ever been its greatest defense and ornament; it is its ancient and natural strength; the floating bulwark of the island. Blackstone, Sir William quotes
Crashaw, William When human power becomes so great and original that we can account for it only as a kind of divine imagination, we call it genius. Crashaw, William quotes
Congreve, William Music hath charms to soothe the savage breast, to soften rocks, or bend a knotted oak. Congreve, William quotes
Hazlitt, William They are the only honest hypocrites, their life is a voluntary dream, a studied madness. Hazlitt, William quotes
Cobbett, William It is by attempting to reach the top in a single leap that so much misery is produced in the world. Cobbett, William quotes