“A life that moves to gracious ends Thro' troops of unrecording friends, A deedful life, a silent voice.” Quote by Alfred the Great
“Ah, the pretty whisperers! It was very well When the leaves were thick and green, awhile ago-- Leaves are secret-keepers; but since the last leaf fell There is nothing hidden from the eyes below.” WellsEyeLastsSecretGreenThickLeafsKeepers Author:Sarah Chauncey Woolsey
“So, just for one more merry day To the great Tree the leaflets clung, Frolicked and danced and had their way, Upon the autumn breezes swung.” WayTreeAutumnBreezeMerry Author:Sarah Chauncey Woolsey
“Dry leaves upon the wall, Which flap like rustling wings and seek escape, A single frosted cluster on the grape Still hangs--and that is all.” StillsWallWingsDryGrapesNovemberClustersDry Leaves Author:Sarah Chauncey Woolsey
“Now the last red ray is gone; Now the twilight shadows hie.” LastsGoneShadowRedRaysTwilight Author:Sarah Chauncey Woolsey
“In the deep shadow of the porch A slender bind-weed springs, And climbs, like airy acrobat, The trellises, and swings And dances in the golden sun In fairy loops and rings.” SunSpringShadowRingsGoldenFairyClimbsWeedSwingsLoopsPorchSlenderAiry Author:Sarah Chauncey Woolsey
“The sobbing wind is fierce and strong; its cry is like a human wail.” HumansStrongCryWindFierceSobbing Author:Sarah Chauncey Woolsey
“Few things are more aggravating than to be forgiven when one has done no wrong.” DoneForgivenessInnocenceForgivenAggravating Author:Sarah Chauncey Woolsey
“The country is the place for children, and if not the country, a city small enough so that one can get out into the country.” IfsChildrenCountryEnoughCities Book:Bully! Source: Bully!
“Dean Swift proposed to tax beauty, and to leave every lady to rate her own charms; he said the tax would be cheerfully paid and very productive.” SaidWould BeTaxesPaidRateCharmProductiveDean Author:Arthur Frederick Saunders