Anoint v.: To grease a king or other great functionary already sufficiently slippery.
Convent - a place of retirement for women who wish for leisure to meditate...
A just and reasonable modesty does not only recommend eloquence but sets off...
It is remarkable by how much a pinch of malice enhances the penetrating power of an idea or an opinion. Our ears it seems are wonderfully attuned to sneers and evil reports about our fellow men.