This mode of celebrating any great event, and even of illustrating what we think our principles, is, I fear, a vice not only of our age, but of our country." "And yet, neither you, nor Sir Gervaise Oakes, I see, find it necessary to give such a proof of your attachment to the house of Hanover, or of your readiness to serve it with your time and persons." "You will remember, my good, lady, that both Oakes and myself are flag-officers in command, and it would never do for us to fall into a debauch in sight of our own ships.

I am glad to see, however, that Mr.
Wychecombe, here, prefers such society as I find him in, to the pleasures of the table." Wycherly bowed, and Mildred cast an expressive, not to say grateful, glance towards the speaker; but her mother pursued the discourse, in which she found a little relief to her suppressed emotion.
"God be thanked for that!" she exclaimed, half-unconscious of the interpretation that might be put on her words; "All that we have seen of Mr.Wychecombe would lead us to believe that this is not an unusual, or an accidental forbearance." "So much the more fortunate for him.

I congratulate you, young sir, on this triumph of principle, or of temperament, or of both.

We belong to a profession, in which the bottle is an enemy more to be feared, than any that the king can give us.

A sailor can call in no ally as efficient in subduing this mortal foe, as an intelligent and cultivated mind.