It Is The Nature Of Truth To

Women Can Resist A Man's Love, A Man's Fame, A Man's Personal Appearance, And A Man's Money, But They Cannot Resist A Man's Tongue When He Knows How To Talk To Them.

But, Ah Me! Where Is The Faultless Human Creature Who Can Persevere In A Good Resolution, Without Sometimes Failing And Falling Back?

The Woman Who First Gives Life, Light, And Form To Our Shadowy Conceptions Of Beauty, Fills A Void In Our Spiritual Nature That Has Remained Unknown To Us Till She Appeared.

The Evening Advanced. The Shadows Lengthened. The Waters Of The Lake Grew Pitchy Black. The Gliding Of The Ghostly Swans Became Rare And More Rare.

The Horrid Mystery Hanging Over Us In This House Gets Into My Head Like Liquor, And Makes Me Wild.