"My dear nephew was only in his sixth year when I came to be detached from the family circle. But this did not hinder …"

"With saddened heart but unflagging determination she continued to work for her brother, but saw his domestic happines…"

"In my brother's absence from home, I was, of course, left solely to amuse myself with my own thoughts, which were any…"

"The employment of writing down the observations when my brother uses the twenty-foot reflector does not often allow m…"

""I wish you joy most sincerely on the discovery. I am more pleased than you can well conceive that you have made it, …"

"Virtue and Love are two ogres: one must eat the other."

"I have seen more than one woman drown her honor in the clear water of diamonds."

"For my part, I remained a close prisoner, without a visit from a single person, none of my most intimate friends dari…"

"Besides, I had found a secret pleasure, during my confinement, from the perusal of good books, to which I had given m…"

"It is the merit of those who praise that makes the value of the commendation."