Nature Delights In The Most Plain And

Among The Several Kinds Of Beauty, The Eye Takes Most Delight In Colors.

The Soul, Secured In Her Existence, Smiles At The Drawn Dagger, And Defies Its Point.

Their Is No Defense Against Criticism Except Obscurity.

Music, Among Those Who Were Styled The Chosen People, Was A Religious Art.

Content Has A Kindly Influence On The Soul Of Man, In Respect Of Every Being To Whom He Stands Related. It Extinguishes All Murmuring, Repining, And Ingratitude Toward That Being Who Has Allotted Us Our Part To Act In The World. It Destroys All Inordinate Ambition; Gives Sweetness To The Conversation, And Serenity To All The Thoughts; And If It Does Not Bring Riches, It Does The Same Thing By Banishing The Desire Of Them.