Jane Porter
Jane Porter
Jane Porterwas an English historical novelist, dramatist and literary figure...
NationalityIrish
ProfessionNovelist
Date of Birth17 January 1776
CountryIreland
disasters hit katrina school three
This has hit the school really hard. We have three Katrina disasters here in our school.
earth trouble smooth
It is not designed that the road should be made too smooth for us here upon earth.
temptation religion may
The only impregnable citadel of virtue is religion; for there is no bulwark of mere morality, which some temptation may not overtop or undermine, and destroy.
beauty beautiful ideas
Beauty of form affects the mind, but then it must be understood that it is not the mere shell that we admire; we are attracted by the idea that this shell is only a beautiful case adjusted to the shape and value of a still more beautiful pearl within. The perfection of outward loveliness is the soul shining through its crystalline covering.
summer war book
Bright was the summer of 1296. The war which had desolated Scotland was then at an end.
friendship heart vanity
We value the devotedness of friendship rather as an oblation to vanity than as a free interchange of hearts; an endearing contract of sympathy, mutual forbearance, and respect!
love-is imagination
Love is full of imagination.
gratitude generous-spirit benefits
A generous spirit is as eloquent in acknowledging benefits as it is bounteous in bestowing them ...
dream war expectations
in his fairy dreams of war [Thaddeus] always made conquest the sure end of his battles ...
humility mind noble
There is nothing so clear-sighted and sensible as a noble mind in a low estate.
hands long grace
Virtue, without the graces, is like a rich diamond unpolished--it hardly looks better than a common pebble; but when the hand of the master rubs off the roughness, and forms the sides into a thousand brilliant surfaces, it is then that we acknowledge its worth, admire its beauty, and long to wear it in our bosoms.
spiritual guilt
Guilt is a spiritual Rubicon.
merit honest flattery
The flatterer easily insinuates himself into the closet, while honest merit stands shivering in the hall or antechamber.
sensual cups poison
When the cup of any sensual pleasure is drained to the bottom, there is always poison in the dregs.