“For who would lose, Though full of pain, this intellectual being, Those thoughts that wander through eternity, To…”

“In that sweet mood when pleasant thoughts Bring sad thoughts to the mind.”

“With curious art the brain, too finely wrought, Preys on herself, and is destroyed by thought.”

“Here is bread, which strengthens man's heart, and therefore called the staff of life.”

“The whitewash'd wall, the nicely sanded floor, The varnish'd clock that click'd behind the door; The chest, contriv'd…”

“At the close of the day when the hamlet is still, And mortals the sweets of forgetfulness prove,…”