Quotes by Mark Akenside

• The man forget not, though in rags he lies, and know the mortal through a crown's disguise.
• Seeks painted trifles and fantastic toys, and eagerly pursues imaginary joys.
• Such and so various are the tastes of men.
• This was Shakespeare's form; who walked in every path of human life, felt every passion; and to all mankind doth now, will ever, that experience yield which his own genius only could acquire.