Out of his surname they have coined an epithet for a knave, and out of his Christian name a synonym for the Devil.

Soon fades the spell, soon comes the night; Say will it not be then the same, Whether we played the black or white, Whether we lost or won the game?

Nothing is so useless as a general maxim.

Oh! wherefore come ye forth in triumph from the north, With your hands and your feet and your raiment all red? And wherefore doth your rout send forth a joyous…