"For life, with all it yields of joy and woe, And hope and fear (believe the aged friend), Is just our chance o' the priz..."

"Love is a pearl of purest hue, But stormy waves are round it; And dearly may a woman rue, The hour that she found it..."

"L'amour est de toutes les passions la plus forte, parce qu'elle attaque à la fois la tête, le cœur et le corps..."