It sounds like stories from the land of spirits, If any man obtain that which he merits, Or any merit that which he obtains.

Merit is much more cheaply acknowledged than rewarded

They have all played very well and deserve to stay in on merit.

Poetry: the best words in the best order.

I wish our clever young poets would remember my homely definitions of prose and poetry; that is, prose = words in their best order; poetry = the best words in the best order

If a man could pass through Paradise in a dream, and have a flower presented to him as a pledge that his soul had really been there, and if he found that flower in his hand when he awake - Aye, what then?