He whistled as he went for want of thought.—Ib.: Cymon and Iphigenia.
Great wits are sure to madness near allied.—Ib.: Absalom & Achitophel.
None but the brave deserve the fair.—Ibid.: Alexander’s Feast.
To err is human; to forgive, divine.—Pope: Essay on Criticism.
In wit a man; simplicity, a child.—Ibid.: Epitaph on Gay.
I lisped in numbers, for the numbers came.—Ib.: Prologue to the Satires.
Damns with faint praise.—Ibid.: Prologue to the Satires.
Order is Heaven’s first law.—Ibid.: Essay on Man.
An honest man’s the noblest work of God.—Ibid.: Essay on Man.
Looks through nature up to nature’s God.—Ibid.: Essay on Man.