Old Tubal Cain was a man of might In the days when earth was young.

There is scarcely an occurrence in nature which, happening at a certain time, is not looked upon by some persons as a prognosticator either of good or evil. The latter are in the greatest number, so much more ingenious are we in tormenting ourselves than in discovering reasons for enjoyment in the things that surround us.

An arrow may fly through the air and leave no trace; but an ill thought leaves a trail like a serpent.

Aid the dawning, tongue and pen; Aid it, hopes of honest men!

There 's a good time coming, boys! A good time coming.

Money, again, has often been a cause of the delusion of the multitudes. Sober nations have all at once become desperate gamblers, and risked almost their existence upon the turn of a piece of paper.

There's a fount about to stream, There's a light about to beam, There's a warmth about to glow, There's a flower about to blow; There's a midnight blackness changing Into gray; Men of thought and men of action, Clear the way.