The Grecian ladies counted their age from their marriage, not their birth.
Beauty! Terrible Beauty! A deathless Goddess-- so she strikes our eyes!
Wine can of their wits the wise beguile, Make the sage frolic, and the serious smile
Never to be cast away are the gifts of the gods, magnificent, which they give of their own will, no man could have them for wanting them.
A sympathetic friend can be quite as dear as a brother.
The persuasion of a friend is a strong thing.