He had been eight years upon a project for extracting sunbeams out of cucumbers, which were to be put into vials hermetically sealed, and let out to warm the air in raw, inclement summers. – Jonathan Swift
A wise man should have money in his head, but not in his heart. – Jonathan Swift
I must complain the cards are ill shuffled till I have a good hand. – Jonathan Swift
Power is no blessing in itself, except when it is used to protect the innocent. – Jonathan Swift
It was one of those hot, silent nights, when people sit at windows, listening for the thunder which they know will shortly break; when they recall dismal tales of hurricanes and earthquakes; and of lonely travellers on open plains, and lonely ships at sea, struck by lightning. – Charles Dickens, Martin Chuzzlewit, Chapter XLII