... many a heart is caught in the rebound ... Pride may be soothed by the ready devotion of another; vanity may be excited the more keenly by recent mortification.

An apt quotation is like a lamp which flings its light over the whole sentence.

All beginnings are very troublesome things.

Assuredly, meeting after absence, is one of - ah, no! - it is life's most delicious feeling.

A preface is a species of literary luxury, where an author, like a lover, is privileged to be egotistical.

To this hour, the great science and duty of politics is lowered by the petty leaven of small and personal advantage.

... many a heart is caught in the rebound ... Pride may be soothed by the ready devotion of another; vanity may be excited the more keenly by recent mortification.