I never remember to have had a dream that was merry. I never remember to have awakened from a dream with a smile or a laugh; but many times have I done so with tears on my cheeks.
Bazaar at Ystrad Mynach,
September 9th, 1909.
[THE PRECIPICE OF MATRIMONY.]
You have heard things said about Matrimony. It is an annual occurrence at this dinner, until I have become like a man who can walk along the verge of a precipice and look down without falling over. I have looked so long without a desire to plunge, that I am able now to look over without any danger of falling.
The Tredegar Show,
December 17th, 1867.
[HOW TO LIVE FOR EVER.]
People who regularly study the newspapers come across advertisements of many things calculated to make them doubt whether there is any need for a cottage hospital at all. In fact, as far as I can see, judging by these advertisements, there is no reason why anybody should die.
Pontypridd Cottage Hospital,
May 5th, 1910.