The Cyclopedia of Practical Quotations

Every quotation a nineteenth-century speaker or writer might want, grouped under its subject, with the author, the date and the source given as exactly as Hoyt could manage.

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Quotes by Mrs. Norton

5 quotations from The Cyclopedia of Practical Quotations (1896), with the subject each one is filed under.

Silent companions of the lonely hour, Friends, who can alter or forsake, Who for inconstant roving have no power, And all neglect, perforce, must calmly take.— filed under Books
Subjects. On Dissipation. God made all pleasures innocent.— filed under Pleasure
by GOLDSMITH from "A Liveried Servant," etc.) They serve God well, Who serve his creatures.— filed under Service
Until I truly loved, I was alone.— filed under Solitude
Twilight in the North. O, Twilight! Spirit that does render birth To dim enchantments, melting heaven with earth, Leaving on craggy hills and running streams A softness like atmosphere of dreams.— filed under Twilight
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