After that came commencement day--that great day for which all other days were made. And it went. And that night I felt of myself ...all over, and to my astonishment, I found 'twas the same old Rud. Not a single cubit added to my stature; not a hair's breadth to my girth. If anything, on the contrary, I felt more lank and gaunt than common, much as if a load were off my stomach.LESSATTRIBUTION DETAIL »
Alas! if the principles of contentment are not within us,--the height of station and worldly grandeur will as soon add a cubit to ...a man's stature as to his happiness.LESSATTRIBUTION DETAIL »