Old folks love to seem wise- and if you are silly enough to correspond with grey hairs, take the consequence.


(from vol 2, letter 1: some time in 1778, to Mr J___ W___e).


Old folks love to seem wise- and if you are silly enough to correspond with grey hairs, take the consequence.

Old folks love to seem wise- and if you are silly enough to correspond with grey hairs, take the consequence.

Old folks love to seem wise- and if you are silly enough to correspond with grey hairs, take the consequence.

Old folks love to seem wise- and if you are silly enough to correspond with grey hairs, take the consequence.