"We were young, we were merry, we were very, very wise, And the door stood open at our feast, When there passed us a w…"

"Long stood the noble youth oppress'd with awe, And stupid at the wondrous things he saw, Surpassing common faith, tra…"

"Men love to wonder and that is the seed of our science."

"This wonder lasted nine daies."

"Wonder [said Socrates] is very much the affection of a philosopher; for there is no other beginning of philosophy tha…"

"Pretty! in amber to observe the forms Of hairs, of straws, or dirt, or grubs, or worms! The things, we know, are neit…"

"He shall have chariots easier than air, That I will have invented;… And thyself, That art the messenger, shalt ride b…"

"A schoolboy's tale, the wonder of an hour!"

"Never see … a dead post-boy, did you?" inquired Sam…. "No," rejoined Bob, "I never did." "No!" rejoined Sam triumphan…"

"The world will never starve for want of wonders; but only for want of onder."