The spirits of the air live on the smells Of fruit; and joy, with pinions light, roves round The gardens, or sits singing in the trees.

Life delights in life.

Imitation is criticism.

The inquiry in England is not whether a man has talents and genius, but whether he is passive and polite and a virtuous ass and obedient to noblemen's opinions in art and science. If he is, he is a good man. If not, he must be starved.

The mocker of Art is the mocker of Jesus.

Embraces are comminglings from the head even to the feet, And not a pompous high priest entering by a secret place.

There is no mistake so great as the mistake of not going on.