All Quotes by Joanna Baillie
“Words of affection, howsoe'er express'd,The latest spoken still are deem'd the best.”
“Think'st thou there are no serpents in the worldAnd sting the soul.”
“A willing heart adds feather to the heel,And makes the clown a winged Mercury.”
“Sweet sleep be with us, one and all!Gay dreams to all! good night, good night.”
“Oh, swiftly glides the bonnie boat, Soft moves the dipping oar!”
“The tyrant nowHe now dare trust.”
“The hushed winds wail with feeble moanLike infant charity.”
“The brave man is not he who feels no fear,And bravely dares the danger nature shrinks from.”
“Some men are born to feast, and not to fight;And wield a flesh-hook rather than a sword.”