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THE "Aphorisms" appeared originally in The Century. Of the brief paragraphs and verses, some are printed here for the first time; but the greater part are extracts from my longer work, which has appeared in The Century, St. Nicholas, Wide Awake, Harper's Magazine, Harper's Weekly, Harper's Bazar, the McClure Syndicate, The Cosmopolitan, The Overland Monthly, Lippincott's Magazine, Worthington's Magazine, and in "The Ring of Amethyst," and "From Palm to Glacier". JANUARY 1. Remember that the whim of to-day is the impulse of to-morrow, the wish of next week, the effort of next month, the good...

“THE RING AND THE BOOK:” THE RING. ——— TO GEORGE ELIOT. ——— As she, thy Dorothea, loved of thee, Refused to wear in careless ornament The amethysts and emeralds that lent Their charm to other women;—even as she, Turning one day by chance the golden key Of their close casket, started as they sent Swift, glowing rays to greet her, and then bent To lift them in her white hands lovingly;— ——— O great of heart, so calmly dost thou stand In the proud splendor of thy fame, and bring Thy glorious gifts to all the listening land,— Thou canst not greatly care what I may ...