The soul of man createth its own destiny..

The taste forever refines in the study of women..

Gratitude is not only the memory but the homage of the heart- rendered to God for his goodness..

Like Melrose Abbey, large cities should especially be viewed by moonlight..

A lamp is lit in woman's eye; that souls, else lost on earth, remember angels by..

He who binds His soul to knowledge, steals the key of heaven..

The highest triumph of art, is the truest presentation of nature..

If there is anything that keeps the mind open to angel visits, and repels the ministry of ill, it is human love..

Nature has thrown a veil of modest beauty over maidenhood and moss-roses..

I knelt, and with the fervor of a lip unused to the cool breath of reason, told my love..

The smallest pebble in the well of truth has its peculiar meaning, and will stand when man's best monuments have passed away..

One lamp — thy mother’s love — amid the stars Shall lift its pure flame changeless, and before The throne of God, burn through eternity - Holy — as i….

It is the month of June, The month of leaves and roses, When pleasant sights salute the eyes, And pleasant scents the noses..

It is godlike to unloose the spirit, and forget yourself in thought..

They are all up — the innumerable stars— And hold their place in heaven. ... There they stand, Shining in order, like a living hymn Written in li….

Gentleness is the great point to be obtained in the study of manners..

The value of life deepens incalculably with the privileges of travel..

Vulgarity is more obvious in satin than in homespun..

One gets, sensitive about losing mornings after getting a little used to them with living in a country. Each one of these endlessly varied daybreaks ….

The lily and the rose in her fair face striving for precedence..

Flirtation is a circulating library, in which we seldom ask twice for the same volume..