It is a fair, even-handed, noble adjustment of things, that while there is infection in disease and sorrow, there is nothing in the world so irresistibly contagious as laughter and good humour.

“Triumph VII. A Knock at the Door VIII. A Hand at Cards”

“It is the fate of most men who mingle with the world, and attain even the prime…”

“He had no cause for self-reproach on the score of neglect, or want of thought, …”

“Beneath that arch of unmoved and eternal lights: some, so remote from this litt…”