We are made aware that magnitude of material things is relative, and all objects shrink and expand to serve the passion of the poet. Thus, in his sonnets, the lays of birds, the scents and dyes of flowers, he finds to be the shadow of his beloved; time, which keeps her from him, is his chest; the suspicion she has awakened, is her ornament

It is said, no man can write but one book; and if a man have a defect, it is apt to leave its impression on all his performances.

There are some men above grief and some men below it.

Every rational creature has all nature for his dowry and estate. It is his, if he will. He may divest himself of it; he may creepinto a corner, and abdicate his kingdom, as most men do, but he is entitled to the world by his constitution.

Drive out Nature with a fork, she comes running back.

Fine manners need the support of fine manners in others.

The martyr cannot be dishonored. Every lash inflicted is a tongue of fame; every prison a more illustrious abode.