Ha, ha, ha, never consult the Stars about that; Gold has a Power beyond them; Gold unlocks the Midnight Councils; Gold out-does the Wind, becalms the Ship, or fills her Sails; Gold is omnipotent below; it makes whole Armies fight, or fly; It buys even Souls, and bribes the Wretches to betray their Country: Then what can thy Business be, that Gold won't serve thee in?
"The Busie Body"
Susanna Centlivre Commentator: Jess Byrd
I could talk of our becalms and our storms and our crossing the Line, and of our trouble with the travado-wind.
"Marjorie"
Justin Huntly McCarthy