Thomas Bailey AldrichThinkers

Civilization is the lamb's skin in which barbarism masquerades.

A Day is a snow-white Dove of heaven That from the East glad message brings: Night is a stealthy, evil Raven, Wrapt to the eyes in bis black wings.

Night is a stealthy, evil raven, wrapt to the eyes in his black wings.

Poverty is the unpardonable sin.

Sorrow is itself not so hard to bear as the thought of sorrow coming. Airy ghosts that work no harm do terrify us more than men in steel with bloody purpose.