There is a gentle element, and man may breathe it with a calm, unruffled soul, and drink its living waters, till his heart is pure; and this is human happiness.

I have unlearned contempt; it is a sin that is engendered earliest in the soul, and doth beset it like a poison worm feeding on all its beauty.

Of dead kingdoms I recall the soul, sitting amid their ruins

Like Melrose Abbey, large cities should especially be viewed by moonlight.

The expressive word "quiet" defines the dress, manners, bow, and even physiognomy of every true denizen of St. James and Bond street.

The Italians say that a beautiful woman by her smiles draws tears from our purse.

Maturity is most rapid in the low latitudes, where pineapples and women most do thrive.