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Samuel Garth Quotes (1661-1719)
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“Some fell by laudanum, and some by steel,
And death in ambush lay in every pill.”
And death in ambush lay in every pill.”
“I see the right, and I approve it too,
Condemn the wrong, and yet the wrong pursue.”
Condemn the wrong, and yet the wrong pursue.”
“Harsh words, though pertinent, uncouth appear:
None please the fancy, who offend the ear.”
None please the fancy, who offend the ear.”
“To die is landing on some silent shore
Where billows never break, nor tempests roar;
Ere well we feel the friendly stroke, 'tis o'er.”
Where billows never break, nor tempests roar;
Ere well we feel the friendly stroke, 'tis o'er.”
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Samuel Garth on Heaven
“Where billows never break, nor tempests roar.”
Samuel Garth on Ingratitude
“Ingratitude's a weed of every clime, It thrives too fast at first, but fades in time.”
Samuel Garth on Distance
“As distant prospects please us, but when near We find but desert rocks and fleeting air.”
Samuel Garth on Disappointment
“As distant prospects please us, but when near We find but desert rocks and fleeting air.”
About Samuel Garth
Sir Samuel Garth (1661–1719) was an English physician and poet.