A child's nature is too serious a thing to admit of its being regarded as a mere appendage to another being.

In every thing that relates to science, I am a whole Encyclopaedia behind the rest of the world.

This world is all a fleeting show, For man's illusion given The smiles of joy, the tears of woe, Deceitful shine, deceitful flow, Theres nothing true but Heaven.

And when once the young heart of a maiden is stolen, The maiden herself will steal after it soon.

A garden was the primitive prison, till man with Promethean felicity and boldness, luckily sinned himself out of it.

Oh, ever thus, from childhood's hour, I 've seen my fondest hopes decay; I never loved a tree or flower But 't was the first to fade away. I never nurs'd a dear gazelle, To glad me with its soft black eye, But when it came to know me well And love me, it was sure to die.

Be not frightened at the hard words "imposition," "imposture;" give and ask no questions. Cast thy bread upon the waters. Some have, unawares, entertained angels.