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Quotes by John Trumbull
As though there were a tie, And obligation to posterity! We get them, bear them, breed and nurse. What has posterity done for us, That we, lest they their rights should lose, Should trust our necks to gripe of noose?— filed under Ancestry
While briskly to each patriot lip Walks eager round the inspiring flip; Delicious draught, whose pow'rs inherit The quintessence of public spirit!— filed under Drinking
But optics sharp it needs, I ween, To see what is not to be seen.— filed under Face
Thos. Gordon's trans. No man e'er felt the halter draw, With good opinion of the law.— filed under Occupations-Law
March 5, 1780. What has poster'ty done for us, That we, lest they their rights should lose, Should trust our necks to gripe of noose?— filed under Posterity
"'Twas then belike," Honorious cried, "When you the public fast defied, Refused to heav'n to raise a prayer, Because you'd no connections there."— filed under Prayer
Be ready, gods, with all your thunderbolts; Dash him to pieces! Julius Cæsar. Act IV. Sc. 3. L. 81. But as some muskets so contrive it As oft to miss the mark they drive at, And though well aimed at duck or plover Bear wide, and kick their owners over.— filed under Retribution
Dialogue III. For any man with half an eye, What stands before him may espy; But optics sharp it needs I ween, To see what is not to be seen.— filed under Silence