Improvement is nature.

A dog can have a friend; he has affections and character, he can enjoy equally the field and the fireside; he dreams, he caresses, he propitiates; he offends, and is pardoned; he stands by you in adversity; he is a good fellow.

The more sensible a woman is, supposing her not to be masculine, the more attractive she is in her proportionate power to entertain.

The fish is swift, small-needing, vague yet clear, A cold, sweet, silver life, wrapped in round waves.

Cats at firesides live luxuriously and are the picture of comfort.

The loveliest hair is nothing, if the wearer is incapable of a grace.

Anglers boast of the innocence of their pastime; yet it puts fellow-creatures to the torture. They pique themselves on their meditative faculties; and yet their only excuse is a want of thought.