Top 25 Quotes by Wentworth Dillon, 4th Earl of Roscommon of 30 - Page 2

Sound judgment is the ground of writing well.

Writing, Sound, Judgment

Wentworth Dillon (4th earl of Roscommon.) (1749). “The poetical works of ... Wentworth Dillon, earl of Roscommon”, p.229

Let us not write at a loose rambling rate, in hope the world will wink at all our faults.

Writing, Style, Rambling

You gain your point if your industrious art can make unusual words easy.

Art, Style, Gains

We weep and laugh, as we see others do.

Laughing, Weeping

Wentworth Dillon (4th earl of Roscommon.) (1749). “The poetical works of ... Wentworth Dillon, earl of Roscommon”, p.157

Words are like leaves; some wither every year, and every year a younger race succeed.

Race, Years, Succeed

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