It Is Observed Of Gold,

Sir, If A Man Has A Mind To Prance, He Must Study At Christ Church And All Souls.

Philosophy Has Often Attempted To Repress Insolence By Asserting That All Conditions Are Leveled By Death; A Position Which, However It May Defect The Happy, Will Seldom Afford Much Comfort To The Wretched.

Such Seems To Be The Disposition Of Man, That Whatever Makes A Distinction Produces Rivalry.

I Look Upon This As I Did Upon The Dictionary: It Is All Work, And My Inducement To It Is Not Love Or Desire Of Fame, But The Want Of Money, Which Is The Only Motive To Writing That I Know Of.

There Are In Every Age New Errors To Be Rectified And New Prejudices To Be Opposed.