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In things to be seen at once, much variety makes confusion, another vice of beauty. In things that are not seen at once, and have no respect one to another, great variety is commendable, provided this variety transgress not the rules of optics and geometry. Sir Christopher Wren		Saturday May 09, 2026
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At last some curious traveller from Lima will visit England, and give a description of the ruins of St. Paul's, like the editions of Baalbec and Palmyra. Horace Walpole, 4th Earl of Orford

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	Horace Walpole, 4th Earl of Orford
	Horace Walpole, 4th Earl of Orford (24 September 1717 - 2 March 1797), more commonly known as Horace Walpole, was a politician, writer, architectural innovator and cousin of Lord Nelson. His Letters are highly readable, and give a vivid picture of the more intellectual part of the aristocracy of his period. Read More

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This world is a comedy to those that think, and a tragedy to those that feel.

Our supreme governors, the mob.

Of the East: It was easier to conquer it than to know what to do with it.

Everybody talks of the constitution, but all sides forget that the constitution is extremely well, and would do very well, if they would let it alone.

Men are often capable of greater things than they perform. They are sent into the world with bills of credit, and seldom draw to their full extent.

Foolish writers and readers are created for each other.

A careless song, with a little nonsense in it now and then, does not misbecome a monarch.

At last some curious traveller from Lima will visit England, and give a description of the ruins of St. Paul's, like the editions of Baalbec and Palmyra.

Harry Vane, Pulteney's toad-eater,

The whole [Scotch] nation hitherto has been void of wit and humour, and even incapable of relishing it.

The world is a comedy to those that think, a tragedy to those who feel.

Life is a tragedy for those who feel, but a comedy to those who think.