I Shall Smile When Wreaths Of Snow

He Wanted All To Lie In An Ecstasy Of Peace; I Wanted All To Sparkle And Dance In A Glorious Jubilee. I Said His Heaven Would Be Only Half Alive; And He Said Mine Would Be Drunk: I Said I Should Fall Asleep In His; And He Said He Could Not Breathe In Mine.

It Is Astonishing How Sociable I Feel Myself Compared With Him.

You Know That I Could As Soon Forget You As My Existence!

He... Was Attached By Ties Stronger Than Reason Could Break -- Chains, Forged By Habit, Which It Would Be Cruel To Attempt To Loosen.

Your Presence Is A Moral Poison That Would Contaminate The Most Virtuous