Satire is a sort of glass, wherein beholders do generally discover everybody's face but their own.
Satire is a sort of glass wherein beholders do generally discover everybody’s face but their own; which is the chief reason for that kind reception it meets with in the world, and that so very few are offended with it.
It is as hard to satirize well a man of distinguished vices, as to praise well a man of distinguished virtues.
Satire, being levelled at all, is never resented for an offence by any.
When dunces are satiric, I take it for a panegyric.
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