The Habits Of A Vigorous Mind Are

You Cannot Know, Should I Discribe To You; The Feelings Of A Parent . . . . Four Years Have Already Past Away Since You Left Your Native Land, And This Rural Cottage-humble Indeed, When Compared To The Palaces You Have Visited, And The Pomp You Have Been Witness To. But I Dare Say You Have Not Been So Inattentive An Observer, As To Suppose That Sweet Peace, And Contentment, Cannot Inhabit The Lowly Roof, And Bless The Tranquil Inhabitants, Equally Guarded And Protected, In Person And Property, In This Happy Country, As Those Who Reside In The Most Elegant And Costly Dwellings.

O, I Have Read His Heart In His Wicked Eyes Many A Time. The Very Devil Is In Them.

A People Fired ... With Love Of Their Country And Of Liberty, A Zeal For The Public Good, And A Noble Emulation Of Glory, Will Not Be Disheartened Or Dispirited By A Succession Of Unfortunate Events. But Like Them, May We Learn By Defeat The Power Of Becoming Invincible.

What Is The History Of Mighty Kingdoms And Nations, But A Detail Of The Ravages And Cruelties Of The Powerful Over The Weak?

My Bursting Heart Must Find Vent At My Pen.