But he who never sins can little boast Compared to him who goes and sins no more! — Nathaniel Parker Willis
A lamp is lit in woman’s eye; that souls, else lost on earth, remember angels by. — Nathaniel Parker Willis
Flirtation is a circulating library, in which we seldom ask twice for the same volume. — Nathaniel Parker Willis
Maturity is most rapid in the low latitudes, where pineapples and women most do thrive. — Nathaniel Parker Willis
I knelt, and with the fervor of a lip unused to the cool breath of reason, told my love. — Nathaniel Parker Willis