“GRAVITATION, n. The tendency of all bodies to approach one another with a strength proportioned to the quantity of matter they contain-the quantity of matter they contain being ascertained by the strength of their tendency to approach one another. This is a lovely and edifying illustration of how science, having made A the proof of B, makes B the proof of A.” MadeMatterBodyScienceHumourApproachProofLovelyTendenciesQuantityIllustrationGravitation Book:The Unabridged Devil's Dictionary Source: The Unabridged Devil's Dictionary
“The chief character in this narrative is the Caribbean Sea, one of the world's most alluring bodies of water, a rare gem among the oceans, defined by the islands that form a chain of lovely jewels to the north and east” WorldCharacterBodyFormWaterSeaOceanEastLovelyChainsDefinedChiefsNarrativeIslandsJewelsGemsCaribbeanAlluringBodies Of Water Book:Caribbean: A Novel Source: Caribbean: A Novel
“Children are illuminated text-books, breviaries of doctrine, living bodies of divinity, open always and inviting their elders to peruse the characters inscribed on the lovely leaves.” ChildrenBookCharacterBodyLovelyDoctrineDivinityEldersInviting Book:Table-talk Source: Table-talk
“O lovely chance, what can I doTo give my gratefulness to you?You rise between myself and meWith a wise persistency;I would have broken body and soul,But by your grace, still I am whole.” GivingStillsSoulWholeBodyChanceGraceWiseBrokenLovelyGratefulness Author:Sara Teasdale
“I should be glad of loneliness And hours that go on broken wings,A thirsty body, a tired heart And the unchanging ache of things,If I could make a single song As lovely and as full of light,As hushed and brief as a falling star On a winter night.” IfsShouldHeartBodyLightNightSongFallStarsHoursLonelinessBrokenGoes OnTiredWingsWinterGladLovelyIf I CouldAcheThirstyUnchangingWinter NightBroken Wings Book:Flame and Shadow Source: Flame and Shadow