He whose friendship is worth having, must hate and be hated. - William Maginn

The safety of women consists in one circumstance: Men do not possess at the same time the knowledge of thirty-five and the blood of seventeen.

You've heard, I suppose, long ago, </br> How the snakes, in a manner most antic, </br> He march'd to the County Mayo, </br> And trundled them into th' Atlantic. </br> Hence not to use water for drink </br> The people of Ireland determine; </br> With mighty good reason, I think, </br> Since St Patrick has fill'd it with vermin, </br> And vipers, and other such stuff.

A band of gallant souls, who knew </br> The olive wood, the mountain blue, </br> The ration rum, the biscuit black, </br> The long bleak road, the bivouac, </br> The cannon's thunder, and the bays </br> That wave o'er glorious victories, </br> Better than city's midnight dress, </br> Her luxuries, and gaudiness.