Having no business of his own to attend to, he busies himself
with the affairs of others.

Having no business of his own to attend to, he busies himself
with the affairs of others.

I have a kind of alacrity in sinking.

I have a kind of alacrity in sinking.

Now would I give a thousand furlongs of sea for an acre of barren
ground--long heath, brown furze, anything.

Now would I give a thousand furlongs of sea for an acre of barren
ground--long heath, brown furze, anything.

The price never stood in the way of her inclination.

The price never stood in the way of her inclination.

In doubtful matters boldness is everything.

In doubtful matters boldness is everything.

In a Leopard the spotts are not observed.

In a Leopard the spotts are not observed.

He bristles with hair, like a sea-urchin or a hunted boar.

He bristles with hair, like a sea-urchin or a hunted boar.

Go West, young man, and grow up with the country.

Go West, young man, and grow up with the country.

Lightning strikes the tops of the mountains.

Lightning strikes the tops of the mountains.