Quotes by Smollett

6 quotations from The Cyclopedia of Practical Quotations (1896), with the subject each one is filed under.

Thy spirit, Independence, let me share! Lord of the lion-heart and eagle-eye, Thy steps I follow with my bosom bare, Nor heed the storm that howls along the sky.— filed under Independence

Deep in the frozen regions of the north, A goddess violated brought thee forth, Immortal Liberty!— filed under Liberty

Thy fatal shafts unerring move; I bow before thine altar, Love!— filed under Love

And hearts resolved and hands prepared The blessings they enjoy to guard.— filed under Resolution

Lee. On this I ponder Where'er I wander, And thus grow fonder, Sweet Cork, of thee, - With thy bells of Shandon, That sound so grand on The pleasant waters Of the river Lee. FATHER PROUT (Francis Mahoney)- The Bells of Shandon. Leven. On Leven's banks, while free to rove, And tune the rural pipe to love, I envied not the happiest swain That ever trod the Arcadian plain. Pure stream! in whose transparent wave My youthful limbs I wont to lave; No torrents stain thy limpid source, No rocks impede thy dimpling course, That sweetly warbles o'er its bed, With white, round, polish'd pebbles spread.— filed under Rivers-Lee

Advantages of Wit. One wit, like a knuckle of ham in soup, gives a zest and flavour to the dish, but more than one serves only to spoil the pottage.— filed under Wit

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