61 Quotes by William Collins

Any book without a mistake in it has had too much money spent on it.

Curst be the Gold and Silver which persuadeWeak Men to follow far-fatiguing Trade!The Lilly-Peace outshines the silver Store,And Life is dearer than the golden Ore.Yet Money tempts us o'er the Desert brown,To ev'ry distant Mart and wealthy Town:Full oft we tempt the Land and Sea; And are we only yet repay'd by Thee?Ah! why was Ruin so attractive made, Or why fond Man so easily betrayed?-Eclogue the Second. Hassan; or the Camel-driver

Half the truth is a whole lie.

Unhappy Land, whose Blessings tempt the Sword.Eclogue the Fourth. Agib and Secander; or the Fugitives

Sad was the Hour, and luckless was the Day.- Eclogue the Second: Hassan; or the Camel-driver

Beloved, till life can charm no more; And mourned, till Pity's self be dead

How sleep the brave, who sink to rest, / By all their country's wishes blest!

By fairy hands their knell is rung; / By forms unseen their dirge is sung.

Prior to Wordsworth, humor was an essential part of poetry. I mean, they don't call them Shakespeare comedies for nothing.