"A Song for September, reported in Bartlett's Familiar Quotations, 10th ed. (1919)."

"No dream his life was—but a fight! Could any Beatrice see A lover in that anchorite?"

"On a Bust of Dante, reported in Bartlett's Familiar Quotations, 10th ed. (1919)."

"O Time! whose verdicts mock our own, The only righteous judge art thou!"

"It’s not enough to be the first; it’s just really important not to be the last."

"Weep not for those Who sink within the arms of death Ere yet the chilling wintry breath Of sorrow o'er them blows; Bu…"

"Sorrow treads heavily, and leaves behind A deep impression e’en when she departs; While joy trips by, with steps ligh…"

"The gathered rose, and the stolen heart, Can charm but for a day."

"Like lamps in Eastern sepulchres, Amid my heart’s deep gloom, Affection sheds its holiest light Upon my husband’s tom…"

"The charm of eloquence, — the skill To wake each secret string, And from the bosom's chords at will Life's mournful m…"