There is hardly any personal defect... which an agreeable manner might not gradually reconcile one to.
There is nothing like staying at home for real comfort.
Sitting with her on Sunday evening - a wet Sunday evening - the very time of all others when if a friend is at hand the heart must be opened, and every thing told.
I can safely say, that the happiest part of my life has been spent on board a ship.
She had a lively, playful disposition that delighted in anything ridiculous.
Yes, I found myself, by insensible degrees, sincerely fond of her; and the happiest hours of my life were what I spent with her.