Englishmen are not usually softened by appeals to the memory of their mothers.

A boy of to-day is affected by every change of tone and gust of opinion, so that he lies even when he desires to speak the truth.

San Francisco has only one drawback—‘tis hard to leave.

Go softly by that river side Or when you would depart, You'll find its every winding tied; And knotted round your heart.

A woman's guess is much more accurate than a man's certainty.

Twenty bridges from Tower to Kew — (Twenty bridges or twenty two) — Wanted to know what the River knew, For they were young, and the Thames was old And this is the tale that River told.

If I were hanged on the highest hill, Mother o’ mine, O mother o’ mine! I know whose love would follow me still, Mother o’ mine, O mother o’ mine! If I were drowned in the deepest sea, Mother o’ mine, O mother o’ mine! I know whose tears would come down to me, Mother o’ mine, O mother o’ mine! If I were damned of body and soul, I know whose prayers would make me whole, Mother o’ mine, O mother o’ mine!