Thomas Bailey Aldrich : (3)

" In every age have mighty spirits dwelt unseen with man, biding the hour that needed them. " - Thomas Bailey Aldrich

" When Washington visited Portsmouth in 1789, he was not much impressed by the architecture of the little town that had stood by him so stoutly in the struggle for independence. " - Thomas Bailey Aldrich

" I have frequently noticed how circumstances conspire to help a man, or a boy, when he has thoroughly resolved on doing a thing. " - Thomas Bailey Aldrich