His notions of trade are noble and generous, and (as every rich man has usually some sly way of jesting, which would make on great figure were he not a rich man) he calls the sea the British Common.

• 他对于贸易颇有一些恢宏大度的看法，而且，有钱人都爱说句俏皮话(他们若不是富翁，别人恐怕也就看不出那俏皮话到底有何出色之处)，他把海洋叫做英国的公共领地。