Sidney Johnson Mcmechen

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    “In vain thou kindlest all thy smoky fire,
    For virtue hath this better lesson taught,
    Within myself to seek my only hire,
    Desiring nought but how to kill desire.”
    —Sir Philip Sidney (1554–1586)

    “Sir, a woman’s preaching is like a dog’s walking on his hinder legs. It is not done well; but you are surprized to find it done at all.”
    —Samuel Johnson (1709–1784)