the king he allowed he would drop over to t'other village without any plan, but just trust in Providence to lead him the profitable way - meaning the devil, I reckon.

“Their very imagination was dead. When you can say that of a man he has struck b…”

“You cannot surprise an individual more than twice with the same marvel”

“It is just like man's vanity and impertinence to call an animal dumb because it…”

“Nature knows no indecencies; man invents them.”