The lines of poetry, the period of prose, and even the texts of Scripture most frequently recollected and quoted, are those which are felt to be preeminently musical.

A court of heraldry sprung up to supply the place of crusade exploits, to grant imaginary shields and trophies to families that never wore real armor, and it is but of late that it has been discovered to have no real jurisdiction.

Persons are oftentimes misled in regard to their choice of dress by attending to the beauty of colors, rather than selecting such colors as may increase their own beauty.

Avarice is the most oppose of all characters to that of God Almighty, whose alone it is to give and not receive.

A rich dress adds but little to the beauty of a person. It may possibly create a deference, but that is rather an enemy to love.

Fools are very often united in the strictest intimacies, as the lighter kinds of woods are the most closely glued together.

I am thankful that my name in obnoxious to no pun.