Charles Churchill Quotes


What is this world?--A term which men have got,
To signify not one in ten knows what;
A term, which with no more precision passes
To point out herds of men than herds of asses;
In common use no more it means, we find,
Than many fools in same opinions joined.


Citations

Churchill, Charles. "Night." The Poetical Works of Charles Churchill, edited by William Tooke, vol. 1, Little, Brown and Company, 1854, p. 104.

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Charles Churchill
Charles Churchill
  • Born:
  • Died: November 4, 1764
  • Nationality: English
  • Profession: Poet

In 1761 or 1762 he became a close ally and friend with the champion of liberty of the press John Wilkes, whom he regularly assisted with The North Briton weekly newspaper. His collaboration with Wilkes thereafter earned him an honourable place in the history of parliamentary democracy and civil liberties.