Accomplishments have taken virtue's place, and wisdom falls before exterior grace.
Those flimsy webs that break as soon as wrought, attain not to the dignity of thought.
Elegant as simplicity, and warm As ecstasy.
The Spirit breathes upon the Word and brings the truth to sight.
O solitude, where are the charms That sages have seen in thy face? Better dwell in the midst of alarms, Than reign in this horrible place.
Gardening imparts an organic perspective on the passage of time.