"The grand truth, that every human Being hath a creative power."

"The Poet writes for the pleasure of writing, and for the pleasure of being read."

"One impulse from a vernal wood May teach you more of man, Of moral evil and of good, Than all the sages can."

"The common people are not to be trusted with any species of power, least of all with that which is the most dangerous, the power of making laws."

"By words the mind is winged."