Sir, I have in yon drawer a hundred pages about Herder, which I dare not insert in my periodical; it would sink it, sir.

No, sir, something in the style of the _Dairyman's Daughter_.' 'I never heard of the work till the present moment.' 'Then, sir, procure it by all means.

Sir, I could afford as much as ten pounds for a well-written tale in the style of the _Dairyman's Daughter_; that is the kind of literature, sir, that sells at the present day! It is not the Miller of the Black Valley--no, sir, nor Herder either, that will suit the present taste; the evangelical body is becoming very strong, sir; the canting scoundrels--' 'But, sir, surely you would not pander to a scoundrelly taste ?' 'Then, sir, I must give up business altogether.

Sir, I have a great respect for the goddess Reason--an infinite respect, sir; indeed, in my time, I have made a great many sacrifices for her; but, sir, I cannot altogether ruin myself for the goddess Reason.

Sir, I am a friend to Liberty, as is well known; but I must also be a friend to my own family.
It is with the view of providing for a son of mine that I am about to start the Review of which I was speaking.