For all the dire warnings doomsdayers like to trumpet about imminent societal collapse, reality suggests that we’re pretty far from a precipice.

[…] there is no reason that the innocents and nocents sufferings should be alike, for then punishments would not be so effectuall to terrifie others, nor to give future security to innocence.

She came abeam the crippled ship.

Then, boys, here's to the health of Mr. Ferguson. He's a bully boy, and no coward.