All Argument Is Against It;

Grief Is A Species Of Idleness.

Merriment Is Always The Effect Of A Sudden Impression. The Jest Which Is Expected Is Already Destroyed.

...it Will Not Always Happen That The Success Of A Poet Is Proportionate To His Labor.

It Is Not From Reason And Prudence That People Marry, But From Inclination.

Hoc Age ['do This'] Is The Great Rule, Whether You Are Serious Or Merry; Whether ... Learning Science Or Duty From A Folio, Or Floating On The Thames. Intentions Must Be Gathered From Acts.