Kisses honeyed by oblivion.

Yes, Isaac Taylor, who has just published 'The World of Mind,' is the Isaac Taylor, author of the 'Natural History of Enthusiasm.' I dare say by this time there is a want of fatty particles in his brain.

The rich ate and drank freely, accepting gout and apoplexy as things that ran mysteriously in respectable families.

People who write finely must not expect to be left in repose; they will be molested with thanks, at least.

The strongest principle of growth lies in the human choice.

I think I should have no other mortal wants, if I could always have plenty of music. It seems to infuse strength into my limbs and ideas into my brain. Life seems to go on without effort, when I am filled with music.

It is the way with half the truth amidst which we live, that it only haunts us and makes dull pulsations that are never born into sound.