So fades a summer cloud away; So sinks the gale when storms are o'er; So gently shuts the eye of day; So dies a wave along the shore.
Anna Letitia BarbauldYou speak of beginning the education of your son. The moment he was able to form an idea his education was already begun. . . .
Anna Letitia BarbauldAnd when midst fallen London, they survey The stone where Alexander's ashes lay, Shall own with humbled pride the lesson must By Time's slow finger written in the dust.
Anna Letitia Barbauld