An Equal Doom Clipp'd Time's Blest Wings

And Tears Are Heard Within The Harp I Touch.

Books Can Warm The Heart With Friendly Words And Counsel, Entering Into A Close Relationship With Us Which Is Articulate And Alive

An Equal Doom Clipp'd Time's Blest Wings Of Peace.

The Aged Love What Is Practical While Impetuous Youth Longs Only For What Is Dazzling.

In My Younger Days I Struggled Constantly With An Overwhelming But Pure Love Affair - My Only One, And I Would Have Struggled With It Longer Had Not Premature Death, Bitter But Salutary For Me, Extinguished The Cooling Flames. I Certainly Wish I Could Say That I Have Always Been Entirely Free From Desires Of The Flesh, But I Would Be Lying If I Did.