Really I think it is much more worth my regard to live now than ever it was before.

This gives a tone to one's nerves, a zest to one's appetite, and a reality to existence that pervades all nature and exhibits its effects in every word and action.
Among the heroes whose names shall be inscribed upon the broad base of American Independence and Glory, the names of the heroes of Lake Erie and Lake Champlain will be recognized as brilliant and every way worthy; and it will hereafter be said that the example and exertions of New York have saved the nation....

What becomes of Massachusetts now and its sage politicians?
Oh! shut the picture; I cannot bear the contrast.

Like a dead carcass she hangs upon the living spirit which animates the heart, and she impedes its motions.

Her consequence is gone, and I am sorry for it, because I have been accustomed to admire the noble spirit she once displayed, and the virtues which adorned her brighter days....
We sail on Sunday or Monday.