"Nor rural sights alone, but rural sounds Exhilarate the spirit, and restore The tone of languid Nature."

"The town is man's world, but this (country life) is of God."

"How happy in his low degree, How rich in humble poverty, is he, Who leads a quiet country life; Discharged of busines…"

"The country is a poem writ By God, and few decipher it."

"Philosophers are moral, and poets are picturesque about the country."

"The country is lyric,—the town dramatic. When mingled, they make the most perfect musical drama."

"Rus in urbe."

"I have no relish for the country; it is a kind of healthy grave."

"At secura quies et nescia fallere vita, dives opum uariarum, at latis otia fundis, speluncae vivique lacus, at frigid…"

"The East bow'd low before the blast, In patient, deep disdain. She let the legions thunder past, And plunged in thoug…"