Since the introduction of candles, luxury has increased. Our forefathers rose with the lark, and went to bed with the sun.
Indications of the State-pulse.
A jolly farmer returning home in his own waggon, after delivering a load of corn, is a more certain sign of national prosperity, than a nobleman riding in his chariot to the opera or the playhouse.
Overwise and otherwise.
A man of bright parts has generally more indiscretions to answer for than a blockhead.
Vol. II.—33.
Robert Millhouse
