Society is like a large piece of frozen water; and skating well is the great art of social life.
Letitia Elizabeth LandonA preface is a species of literary luxury, where an author, like a lover, is privileged to be egotistical.
Letitia Elizabeth LandonTo this hour, the great science and duty of politics is lowered by the petty leaven of small and personal advantage.
Letitia Elizabeth Landon