“The walking delegates of a higher civilization, who have nothing to divide, look upon the notion of property as a purely artificial creation of human society. According to these advanced philosophers, the time will come when no man shall be allowed to call anything his. The beneficent law which takes away an author's rights in his own books just at the period when old age is creeping upon him seems to me a handsome stride toward the longed-for millennium.”
This book features a variety of narratives and reflections, exploring themes and ideas through a mix of fiction and non-fiction. more
Thomas Bailey Aldrich was an American poet born on November 11, 1836, and died on March 19, 1907. His poetry is known for its elegant rhythm and profound emotion, which had a significant impact on the development of American poetry. more
“So precious life is! Even to the old, the hours are as a miser's coins!”
“The pathetic almost always consists in the detail of little events.”
“O harp of life, so speedily unstrung!”
“How fugitive and brief is mortal life between the budding and the falling leaf.”