A dark horse, which had never been thought of, rushed past the grandstand in sweeping triumph.

Here's to the man who rode the race, who took the time, who kept the time, and who did the trick.

Everything comes if a man will only wait.

A great city, whose image dwells in the memory of man, is the type of some great idea. Rome represents conquest; Faith hovers over the towers of Jerusalem; and Athens embodies the pre-eminent quality of the antique world, Art.

What we anticipate seldom occurs; what we least expect generally happens.

But what minutes! Count them by sensation, and not by calendars, and each moment is a day.

Rothschild is the Lord and Master of the money markets of the world, and of course virtually Lord and Master of everything else. He literally held the revenues of Southern Italy in pawn, and Monarchs and Ministers of all countries courted his advice and were guided by his suggestions.