Not die here in a rage, like a poisoned rat in a hole. Letter to Bolingbroke, March 21, 1729. A penny for your thoughts. 9 Introduction to Polite Conversation. The sight of you is good for sore eyes.
T is as cheap sitting as standing.
I won't quarrel with my bread and butter. She looks as if butter wou'dn't melt in her mouth. 10 Polite Conversation. If it had been a bear it would have bit you. She wears her clothes as if they were thrown on with a pitchfork.