“Courage, my dear fellow,’ said I, ‘there is no space too great to allow of the sun’s rays enlivening it—neither is that… — John William Polidori Courage Copy Share Image
“There is a kind of crystallization in the circumstances of one’s life. A peculiar turn of mind draws to itself events fitted… — John William Polidori Crystallization Copy Share Image
“SIR,—Although I sent the following narrative to an Edinburgh newspaper, with the editor of which I was well acquainted; yet he refused… — John William Polidori Imagination Copy Share Image
“But now the rest of the adjoining cotters rose in a body, and insisted on turning me out. Is it not strange,… — John William Polidori Body Insisted Copy Share Image
“Some one had that day been buried, and less care than is usual had been taken in closing up the grave, for,… — John William Polidori Buried Copy Share Image
“Her earnestness and apparent belief of what she narrated, excited the interest even of Aubrey; and often, as she told him the… — John William Polidori Faith Copy Share Image
“Ay,’ he continued, as if unaware of my presence, ‘blessed indeed are they who die in the Lord; but the wicked man… — John William Polidori Death Copy Share Image
“Yes,’ said he, half aloud, ‘a few links bring all life before us: here is adventure—excitement—the toil and the triumph of the… — John William Polidori Life Copy Share Image
“Bah, bah!’ cried the old man petulantly. ‘Human nature is the same in all ages and countries. Every day—every city—produces some monstrous… — John William Polidori Crime Copy Share Image
“I have likewise heard it stated, that one boy fell a-kicking the coffin on his way to the grave, who is still… — John William Polidori Coffin Copy Share Image
“Hitherto, Aubrey had had no opportunity of studying Lord Ruthven’s character, and now he found, that, though many more of his actions… — John William Polidori Character Copy Share Image
“To the extreme of this feeling I was ever a victim. The heavy responsibility, often suddenly and unexpectedly imposed—the struggle for success,… — John William Polidori Art Copy Share Image
“The morning after I received this message, I arose and resumed my usual occupations; but from whatever cause it may have proceeded,… — John William Polidori Anxiety Copy Share Image
“I answered in the affirmative; and he continued—‘Then you must be aware that if my son Edward were, which God forbid, the… — John William Polidori Change Copy Share Image
“he soon formed this object into the hero of a romance, and determined to observe the offspring of his fancy, rather than… — John William Polidori Fancy Person Copy Share Image
“The title of the elder branch falling at length to him, he obtained an important embassy, which served as an excuse for… — John William Polidori Marriage Copy Share Image
“He thought, in fine, that the dreams of poets were the realities of life.” — John William Polidori Dreams Copy Share Image
“May. Thackeray’s Catherine in Fraser’s (seven instalments ending in Feb. 1840).” — John William Polidori Thackeray Copy Share Image
“I thought in my heart how seldom, even in this world, justice fails to overtake the murderer, and to enforce the righteous… — John William Polidori Justice Copy Share Image
“The young men of this generation mock the words of age; it would be well if they mocked nothing else; but what… — John William Polidori Young men Copy Share Image
“His peculiarities caused him to be invited to every house; all wished to see him, and those who had been accustomed to… — John William Polidori Love Copy Share Image
“the partner of his guilt, should be hurled from the pinnacle of unsullied virtue, down to the lowest abyss of infamy and… — John William Polidori Character Copy Share Image
“that the old man should insist upon his son studying medicine and surgery, when every one knows he will inherit at least… — John William Polidori Medical knowledge Copy Share Image
