“We feel bound to be punctual and conscientious with those we are indifferent about; while we can afford at any time, on the frostiest night, to be an hour after our appointment with the single gentleman who occupies an apartment in our heart's core.” FeelsHeartNightHoursBoundsCoreGentlemanApartmentIndifferentAppointmentsPunctual Author:Samuel Laman Blanchard
“The ancient gentleman who has seen the world, who is profoundly experienced, and much too deep to be the dupe of an age so shallow as this, is to be won by an admiring glance at the brilliancy of his knee-buckle; praise his very pigtail, and you may lead him by it.” WorldMayAgePraiseAncientKneesGentlemanShallowGlancesAdmiringToo DeepDupesBucklesPigtails Author:Samuel Laman Blanchard