Charles Churchill Quote

…He for subscribers baits his hook,
And takes your cash; but where's the book?
No matter where; wise fear, you know,
Forbids the robbing of a foe;
But what, to serve our private ends,
Forbids the cheating of our friends?

Satirizing Samuel johnson

The Ghost (1763) bk. 3, l. 801


…He for subscribers baits his hook, And takes your cash; but where's the book? No matter where; wise fear, you know, Forbids the robbing of a foe;...

…He for subscribers baits his hook, And takes your cash; but where's the book? No matter where; wise fear, you know, Forbids the robbing of a foe;...

…He for subscribers baits his hook, And takes your cash; but where's the book? No matter where; wise fear, you know, Forbids the robbing of a foe;...

…He for subscribers baits his hook, And takes your cash; but where's the book? No matter where; wise fear, you know, Forbids the robbing of a foe;...