Some places speak distinctly. Certain dank gardens cry aloud for a murder; certain old houses demand to be haunted; certain coasts are set apart for shipwrecks.

“An imperturbable demeanour comes from perfect patience. Quiet minds cannot be p…”

“The rain is falling all around,It falls on field and tree,It rains on the umbre…”

“The horror with which blind and unjust law regards an action never attaches to …”

“Sometimes the isle was thick with savages, with whom we fought, sometimes full …”