From melancholy aduſt ariſes one kind [of humour]; from Choler another, which is moſt brutiſh: another from Flegme, which is dull; and the laſt from Blood, which is beſt.

Compared to the galaxy, we are microscopic in scale.

Dublin, the name of the capital of Ireland, is an anglicisation of the Gaelic name Dubh Linn.

Snowball was the name of this good steed, and great care had evidently been taken in her grooming to make her worthy of her name, her bridle being also gaily decked with coloured ribbons, for, as John said, when attending to these duties, You don't go out a weddinging every day, do you, old gal?