To trace in Nature's most minute design The signature and stamp of power divine. ... The Invisible in things scarce seen revealed, To whom an atom is an ample field.

Perhaps thou gav'st me, though unseen, a kiss; Perhaps a tear, if souls can weep in bliss.

Variety's the very spice of life, That gives it all its flavor.

To follow foolish precedents, and wink With both our eyes, is easier than to think.

[My kitten's] gambols are not to be described, and would be incredible, if they could.

It is a terrible thought, that nothing is ever forgotten; that not an oath is ever uttered that does not continue to vibrate through all times, in the wide spreading current of sound; that not a prayer is lisped, that its record is not to be found st

The only amaranthine flower on earth is virtue; the only lasting treasure, truth.