Had I Been In Love, I Could

General Benevolence, But Not General Friendship, Made A Man What He Ought To Be.

Which Of All My Important Nothings Shall I Tell You First?

Respect For Right Conduct Is Felt By Every Body.

Teach Us Almighty Father, To Consider This Solemn Truth, As We Should Do, That We May Feel The Importance Of Every Day, And Every Hour As It Passes.

I Never Wish To Offend, But I Am So Foolishly Shy, That I Often Seem Negligent, When I Am Only Kept Back By My Natural Awkwardness ... Shyness Is Only The Effect Of A Sense Of Inferiority In Some Way Or Other. If I Could Persuade Myself That My Manners Were Perfectly Easy And Graceful, I Should Not Be Shy.