Poetry had breathed over and sanctified the land.

The very difference of character in marriage produces a harmonious combination.

Angling is an amusement peculiarly adapted to the mild and cultivated scenery of England

The tie which links mother and child is of such pure and immaculate strength as to be never violated.

There is an enduring tenderness in the love of a mother to a son that trancends all other affections of the heart

There is a certain artificial polish, a commonplace vivacity acquired by perpetually mingling in the beau monde; which, in the commerce of world, supplies the place of natural suavity and good-humour, but is purchased at the expense of all original and sterling traits of character.

The idol of today pushes the hero of yesterday out of our recollection; and will, in turn, be supplanted by his successor of tomorrow.