"How still the morning of the hallow'd day! Mute is the voice of rural labour, hush'd The ploughboy's whistle, and the…"

"Nature gives a parting smile. As yet the blue-bells linger on the sod That copes the sheepfold ring; and in the woods…"

"'Tis thine to curb the passions' madd'ning sway, And wipe the mourner's bitter tear away; 'Tis thine to soothe when h…"

"The helm may rust, the laurel bough may fade, Oblivion's grasp may blunt the victor's blade: But that bright holy wre…"

"Yes! I could find some comfort in the thought Of being scourged, Were there but hope that this defiling sin Which mar…"

"O to be like my Lord! Yet must I be Mine own self too, And to the nature He bestowed on me Be frankly true.The olive …"

"The devout and politically free inhabitant of New England is a kind of Laocoön who makes not the least effort to esca…"

"There is a sort of republican plainness and simplicity in their address, quite in harmony with the institutions of th…"

"The process in England...is to ring for the chambermaid; but in America there are no bells, and no chambermaids. You …"

"Minnie, I canna caa my wheel, or spin the oo or twine the tweel. It's luve a laddie whammles me. Ech, the wanchancie …"