"To exult Ev'n o'er an enemy oppress'd, and heap Affliction on the afflicted, is the mark And the mean triumph of a da…"

"Facts are stubborn things."

"Thy spirit, Independence, let me share, Lord of the lion-heart and eagle-eye. Thy steps I follow with my bosom bare,N…"

"Those sculptur'd halls my feet shall never tread, Where varnish'd vice and vanity combin'd, To dazzle and seduce, the…"

"Writing is all a lottery -- I have been a loser by the works of the greatest men of the age."

"Thy fatal shafts unerring move, I bow before thine altar, Love!"

"Keen are the pangs Of hapless love, and passion unapprov'd: But where consenting wishes meet, and vows Reciprocally b…"

"To-day, in snow array'd, stern winter rules The ravag'd plain—Anon the teeming earth Unlocks her stores, and spring a…"

"True courage scorns To vent her prowess in a storm of words; And, to the valiant, actions speak alone."

"As Love can exquisitely bless, Love only feels the marvellous of pain; Opens new veins of torture in the soul, And wa…"