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Quotes from An Epistle to William Hogarth — Charles Churchill

1731–1764 England

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Amongst the sons of men how few are known
Who dare be just to merit not their own?

An Epistle to William Hogarth (1763)

When fiction rises pleasing to the eye,
Men will believe, because they love the lie;
But Truth herself, if clouded with a frown,
Must have some solemn proof to pass her down.

An Epistle to William Hogarth (1763)

With curious art the brain, too finely wrought,
Preys on herself, and is destroy'd by thought:
Constant attention wears the active mind,
Blots out our powers, and leaves a blank behind.

An Epistle to William Hogarth (1763)

Thy danger chiefly lies in acting well;
No crime's so great as daring to excel.

An Epistle to William Hogarth (1763)

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Quotes and notes from Wikiquote: Charles Churchill (page history), available under CC BY-SA 4.0.