The finest woman in nature should not detain me an hour from you; but you must sometimes suffer the rivalship of the wisest men.

A little in drink, but at all times yr faithful husband.

When you fall into a man's conversation, the first thing you should consider is, whether he has a greater inclination to hear you, or that you should hear him.

I was going home two hours ago, but was met by Mr. Griffith, who has kept me ever since. I will come within a pint of wine.

Remember only this of our hopeless love That never till Time is done Will the fire of the heart and the fire of the mind be one.

'Let's see if I've got this straight,' he returned. It was a phrase of hers that he had adopted 'It's a lazy Saturday afternoon, and there's this couple lying …

I love chess, and I hate the Russians because they've almost ruined it.