Daniel Defoe Quotes about Literature
'An Essay Upon Projects' (1697)
'The Serious Reflections of Robinson Crusoe' (1720) ch. 2
The best of men cannot suspend their fate; The good die early, and the bad die late.
'Character of the late Dr S. Annesley' (1715)
Daniel Defoe (1754). “The Political History of the Devil ... The Whole Interspers'd with Many of the Devil's Adventures ... To which is Added, a Description of the Devil's Dwelling, Vulgarly Call'd Hell. The Fifth Edition. [By Daniel Defoe.]”, p.304
An Englishman will fairly drink as much As will maintain two families of Dutch.
Daniel Defoe (1788). “The True Born Englishman. A Satire. A New Edition”, p.14
