“The history of mankind is a romance, a mask, a tragedy, constructed upon the principles of POETICAL JUSTICE; it is a noble or royal hunt, in which what is sport to the few is death to the many, and in which the spectators halloo and encourage the strong to set upon the weak, and cry havoc in the chase, though they do not share in the spoil.” RomanceStrongSportsJusticePrinciplesHistoryShareMankindCryWeakTragedyNobleMaskRoyalHuntsSpectatorsSpoilHavoc Book:The Miscellaneous Works Source: The Miscellaneous Works
“It is surprising to see what superficial, inconsequential reasonings satisfy the most part of mankind. A piece of wit, a jest, a simile, or a quotation of an Author, passes for a mighty argument.... This weakness and effeminacy of mankind in being persuaded where they are delighted, have made them the sport of orators, poets, and men of wit.” MenMadeSportsPiecesMankindPoetWeaknessArgumentWitReasoningSurprisingQuotationsSuperficialSimileDelightedJestOratorsInconsequential Book:The Life and Works of John Arbuthnot, M.D.: Fellow of the Royal College of Physicians Source: The Life and Works of John Arbuthnot, M.D.: Fellow of the Royal College of Physicians