He that runs may read.

A tale should be judicious, clear, succinct; The language plain, and incidents well link'd; Tell not as new what ev'ry body knows; and, new or old, still hasten to a close.

God moves in mysterious ways His wonders to performs

He that has seen both sides of fifty has lived to little purpose if he has no other views of the world than he had when he was much younger.

Books are not seldom talismans and spells.

Far happier are the dead methinks than they who look for death and fear it every day.

Sends Nature forth the daughter of the skies... To dance on earth, and charm all human eyes.