Art is not tame, and Nature is not wild, in the ordinary sense. A perfect work of man's art would also be wild or natural in a good sense.

I lingered most about the fireplace, as the most vital part of the house.

We slander the hyena; man is the fiercest and cruelest animal.

In some countries a hunting parson is no uncommon sight. Such a one might make a good shepherd's dog, but is far from being the Good Shepherd.

There is no just and serene criticism as yet.

We perceive and are affected by changes too subtle to be described.

I think the fall from the farmer to the operative as great and memorable as that from the man to the farmer.