For in my nature I quested for beauty, but God, God hath sent me to sea for pearls. — Christopher Smart
Thomas Gray walks as if he had fouled his small- clothes and looks as if he smelt it. — Christopher Smart
For every house is incomplete without him, and a blessing is lacking in the spirit. — Christopher Smart
For I bless God in the libraries of the learned and for all the booksellers in the world. — Christopher Smart
For there is a sound reasoning upon all flowers. For flowers are peculiarly the poetry of christ. — Christopher Smart