1728

Explore 6 quotes from the year 1728

The body of
B. Franklin,
Printer;
Like the cover of an old Book,
Its Contents torn out,
And stript of its lettering and gilding,
Lies here, food for worms.
But the work shall not be wholly lost:
For it will, as he believ’d, appear once more,
In a new & more perfect edition,
Corrected and amended
By the Author.

Benjamin Franklin

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Topic

Afterlife

Author

Benjamin Franklin

Source

Epitaph for Himself

Medium

Epitaph

Statement Type

Epitaph Metaphor, analogy and simile

Language

English

Time

1728 1720s 18th century

Authentication Score 2

Original Citation

Franklin, Benjamin. Epitaph for himself. 1728.

Current Citation

Franklin, Benjamin. "Epitaph." Benjamin Franklin: Silence Dogood, The Busy-Body and Early Writings, edited by J. A. Leo Lemay. Library of America, 2005.

Delightful task! to rear the tender thought,
To teach the young idea how to shoot.

James Thomson

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Topic

Teaching

Author

James Thomson

Source

Spring (Thomson)

Medium

Poem

Language

English

Time

1728 1720s 18th century

Authentication Score 3

Citation

Thomson, James. Spring. London: Andrew Millar, 1728.

Youth's the season made for joys,
Love is then our duty.

John Gay

The Beggar's Opera

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Topic

Purpose of youth Youth

Speaker

Macheath

Author

John Gay

Source

The Beggar's Opera

Medium

Play

Language

English

Time

1728 1720s 18th century

Authentication Score 3

Original Citation

Gay, John. The Beggar's Opera. 1728, Lincoln's Inn Fields Theatre, London, England, UK, act 2, sc. 1, air 22.

Current Citation

Gay, John. "The Beggar's Opera." The Beggar's Opera and Polly, edited by Hal Gladfelder. Oxford University Press, 2013, act 2, sc. 1, air 22.

Women and wine should life employ.
Is there ought else on earth desirous?

John Gay

The Beggar's Opera

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Topic

Women Wine Alcohol

Speaker

Matt of the Mint

Author

John Gay

Source

The Beggar's Opera

Medium

Play

Language

English

Time

1728 1720s 18th century

Authentication Score 3

Original Citation

Gay, John. The Beggar's Opera. 1728, Lincoln's Inn Fields Theatre, London, England, UK, act 2, sc. 1, air 19.

Current Citation

Gay, John. "The Beggar's Opera." The Beggar's Opera and Polly, edited by Hal Gladfelder. Oxford University Press, 2013, act 2, sc. 1, air 19.

The great mistake is that of looking upon men as virtuous or thinking that they can be made so by laws.

Henry St. John, Lord Bolingbroke

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Topic

Misunderstanding human nature Human nature

Speaker

Henry St. John, Lord Bolingbroke

Source

Observations, Anecdotes, and Characters

Language

English

Time

1728 1720s 17th century

Authentication Score 3

Citation

Lord Bolingbrooke. Quoted in Observations, Anecdotes, and Characters, written by Joseph Spence, edited by Samuel Weller Singer. W. H. Carpenter, 1820.

If the heart of a man is depressed with cares,
The mist is dispelled when a woman appears.

John Gay

The Beggar's Opera

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Topic

New love Men and women

Speaker

Macheath

Author

John Gay

Source

The Beggar's Opera

Medium

Play

Language

English

Time

1728 1720s 18th century

Authentication Score 3

Original Citation

Gay, John. The Beggar's Opera. 1728, Lincoln's Inn Fields Theatre, London, England, UK, act 2, sc. 1, air 21.

Current Citation

Gay, John. "The Beggar's Opera." The Beggar's Opera and Polly, edited by Hal Gladfelder. Oxford University Press, 2013, act 2, sc. 1, air 21.