The sweetest flowers in all the world- A baby's hands.
There is no safety-net to protect against attraction.
Blossom by blossom the spring begins.
To say of shame - what is it? Of virtue - we can miss it; Of sin-we can kiss it, And it's no longer sin.
While three men hold together, the kingdoms are less by three.
When I hear that a personal friend has fallen into matrimonial courses, I feel the same sorrow as if I had heard of his lapsing into theism — a holy sorrow, unmixed with anger.