"Matilda told such Dreadful Lies, It made one Gasp and Stretch one's Eyes; Her Aunt, who from her Earliest Youth, Had …"

"The tender Evenlode that makes Her meadows hush to hear the sound Of waters mingling in the brakes, And binds my hear…"

"[A]lways keep a-hold of Nurse For fear of finding something worse"

"Oh, my friends, be warned by me, That Breakfast, Dinner, Lunch, and Tea Are all the Human Frame requires."

"Of courtesy it is much less Than courage of heart or holiness Yet in my walks it seems to me That the Grace of God is…"

"From quiet homes and first beginning, Out to the undiscovered ends, There's nothing worth the wear of winning, But la…"

"[N]othing is worthwhile on this unhappy earth except the fulfilment of a man's desire."

"And what is there else but pleasure, and to what else does beauty move on?"

"Physicians of the Utmost Fame Were called at once; but when they came They answered, as they took their Fees, "There …"

"Child! Do not throw this book about; Refrain from the unholy pleasure Of cutting all the pictures out! Preserve it as…"