The paths of virtue, though seldom those of worldly greatness, are always those of pleasantness and peace.

The heart-sick faintness of the hope delayed!

"Charge, Chester, charge! on, Stanley, on!" Were the last words of Marmion.

We often praise the evening clouds, And tints so gay and bold, But seldom think upon our God, Who tinged these clouds with gold.

In that pleasant district of merry England which is watered by the river Don, there extended in ancient times a large forest, covering the greater part of the beautiful hills and valleys which lie between Sheffield and the pleasant town of Doncaster.

I will tear this folly from my heart, though every fibre bleed as I rend it away!

The schoolmaster is termed, classically, Ludi Magister, because he deprives boys of their play.