In fact, he was dressed for the character of ‘Jonas the Graveless, or the Corpse-Snatcher of Chertsey Barn,’ one of his most remarkable impersonations

“Moderation is a fatal thing. Nothing succeeds like excess.”

“I fancy that the true explanation is this: It often happens that the real trage…”

“The basis of optimism is sheer terror.”

“He has certainly not been paying me compliments. Perhaps that is thereason that…”