He might have proved a useful adjunct, if not an ornament to society.
Boys are capital fellows in their own way, among their mates; but they are unwholesome companions for grown people.
Pain is life - the sharper, the more evidence of life.
When true hearts lie wither'd And fond ones are flown, Oh, who would inhabit This bleak world alone?
Man, while he loves, is never quite depraved.
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.