I Looked About For Some Of My

While All The Pomp And Circumstance Of War Animated Others, It Only Saddened Me; And All Of Past Reflection, All Of Future Dread, Made The Whole Grandeur Of The Martial Scene, And All The Delusive Seduction Of Martial Music, Fill My Eyes Frequently With Tears.

The Mind Is But Too Naturally Prone To Pleasure, But Too Easily Yielded To Dissipation

Travelling Is The Ruin Of All Happiness. There's No Looking At A Building Here After Seeing Italy.

... There's Nothing But Quarreling With The Women; It's My Belief They Like It Better Than Victuals And Drink.

She [evelina] Is Not, Indeed, Like Most Modern Young Ladies; To Be Known In Half An Hour; Her Modest Worth, And Fearful Excellence, Require Both Time And Encouragement To Show Themselves.