The mind that is wise mourns less for what age takes away; than what it leaves behind.

Every great and original writer, in proportion as he is great and original, must himself create the taste by which he is to be relished.

Meek Nature's evening comment on the shows That for oblivion take their daily birth From all the fuming vanities of earth.

A cheerful life is what the Muses love. A soaring spirit is their prime delight.

Rest and be thankful.

A great poet ought to a certain degree to rectify men's feelings... to render their feelings more sane, pure and permanent, in short, more consonant to Nature.

The Eagle, he was lord above