Knowing that Nature never did betray the heart that loved her; 'tis her privilege, through all the years of this our life, to lead from joy to joy.

And the most difficult of tasks to keep Heights which the soul is competent to gain.

Laying out grounds... may be considered as a liberal art, in some sort like poetry and painting.... it is to assist Nature in moving the affections... the affections of those who have the deepest perception of the beauty of Nature.

I bounded o'er the mountains, by the sides of the deep rivers, and the lonely streams, wherever nature led.

A genial hearth, a hospitable board, and a refined rusticity.

A deep distress has humanised my soul.

These hoards of wealth you can unlock at will.