I have seen wicked men and fools, a great many of both; and I believe they both get paid in the end; but the fools first.

“What am I to call it? Diffidence? The fear of ridicule? Inverted vanity? What m…”

“A birdie with a yellow billHoped upon the window sill,Cocked his shining eye an…”

“There comes an end to all things; the most capacious measure is filled at last;…”

“you can not run away from weakness; you must fight it out... or perish.”