Be England what she will, With all her faults she is my country still. Charles Churchill More Quotes by Charles Churchill More Quotes From Charles Churchill Enough of self, that darling luscious theme, Charles Churchill self dream writing The laws I love; the lawyers I suspect. Charles Churchill suspects lawyer law Enough of satire; in less harden'd times Charles Churchill soul brave men Most of those evils we poor mortals know From doctors and imagination flow. Charles Churchill doctors imagination evil Patience is sorrow's salve. Charles Churchill sorrow patience Great use they have, when in the hands Charles Churchill humor spring hands Little do such men know the toil, the pains, the daily, nightly racking of the brains, to range the thoughts, the matter to digest, to cull fit phrases, and reject the rest. Charles Churchill pain farewell men Genius is nothing more than inflamed enthusiasm. Charles Churchill genius enthusiasm Genius is of no country; her pure ray Spreads all abroad, as general as the day. Charles Churchill rays genius country To copy beauty forfeits all pretense to fame; to copy faults is want of sense Charles Churchill faults want fame Greatly his foes he dreads, but more his friends; He hurts me most who lavishly commends. Charles Churchill dread hurt friendship To copy faults is want of sense. Charles Churchill copies faults want Though by whim, envy, or resentment led, they damn those authors whom they never read. Charles Churchill resentment envy criticism 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. Charles Churchill truth believe lying Nor waste their sweetness in the desert air. Charles Churchill desert waste air He hurts me most who lavishly commends. Charles Churchill hurt-me hurt praise Men the most infamous are fond of fame, And those who fear not guilt yet start at shame. Charles Churchill guilt fear men Man and wife, Coupled together for the sake of strife. Charles Churchill wife couple men Genius is independent of situation. Charles Churchill situation independent genius With various readings stored his empty skull, Learn'd without sense, and venerably dull. Charles Churchill skulls reading stupid
