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Quotes by Henry S. Leigh
John Lee is dead, that good old man,- We ne'er shall see him more: He used to wear an old drab coat All buttoned down before. 0. To the memory of John Lee, who died May 21, 1823. An inscription in Matherne Church-yard. Dwellers in huts and in marble halls- From Shepherdess up to Queen- Cared little for bonnets, and less for shawls, And nothing for crinoline. But now simplicity's not the rage, And it's funny to think how cold The dress they wore in the Golden Age Would seem in the Age of Gold.— filed under Apparel
Electric telegraphs, printing, gas, Tobacco, balloons, and steam, Are little events that have come to pass Since the days of the old régime. And, spite of Lemprière's dazzling page, I'd give though it might seem bold- A hundred years of the Golden Age For a year of the Age of Gold. C.— filed under Invention