Matthew Green citations

“Nor bigots who but one way see,
Through blinkers of authority.”

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Matthew Green

Source: aQuotes, The Grotto (1732), Line 165.

“Thus I steer my bark, and sail
On even keel, with gentle gale.”

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The Spleen (1737)

“Avarice, sphincter of the heart.”

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Source: The Spleen (1737), Line 697.

“Though pleased to see the dolphins play,
I mind my compass and my way.”

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The Spleen (1737)

“Fling but a stone, the giant dies.”

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Source: The Spleen (1737), Line 93.

“To cure the mind's wrong bias, Spleen,
Some recommend the bowling green;
Some, hilly walks; all, exercise;
Fling but a stone, the giant dies.”

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Matthew Green

Source: aQuotes, The Spleen (1737), Line 89.