More from The Sketch Book of Geoffrey Crayon (1819-1820), 'Stratford-on-Avon'
- A tart temper never mellows with age, and a sharp tongue is the only edge tool that grows keener with constant use.
- I am always at a loss to know how much to believe of my own stories.
- That happy age when a man can be idle with impunity.
- There is a certain relief in change, even though it be from bad to worse! As I have often found in travelling in a stagecoach, that it is often a comfort to shift one’s position, and be bruised in a new place.
- There is a certain relief in change, even though it be from bad to worse! As I have often found in travelling in a stagecoach, that it is often a comfort to shift one's position, and be bruised in a new place. Tales of a Traveler (1824)
- There is an eloquence in true enthusiasm that is not to be doubted.
Last reviewed 2026-07-06