Charles Caleb Colton Quote

As we ascend in society, like those who climb a mountain, we shall find that the line of perpetual congelation commences with the higher circles; and the nearer we approach to the grand luminary the court, the more frigidity and apathy shall we experience.


Remarks on the Talents of Lord Byron and the Tendencies of Don Juan (ed. 1823)


As we ascend in society, like those who climb a mountain, we shall find that the line of perpetual congelation commences with the higher circles; and ...

As we ascend in society, like those who climb a mountain, we shall find that the line of perpetual congelation commences with the higher circles; and ...

As we ascend in society, like those who climb a mountain, we shall find that the line of perpetual congelation commences with the higher circles; and ...

As we ascend in society, like those who climb a mountain, we shall find that the line of perpetual congelation commences with the higher circles; and ...