It was no human life that was involved in the matter, for that only is a human life which is a humane life.

There are too many men and women there is too little Humanity. ... There is a dearth of understanding, of nakedness of spirit. All of us are over-dressed no man knows what heart beats in his neighbour's bosom.

[B]y far the larger number of the dreams... occurred towards dawn sometimes even, after sunrise, during a second sleep. A condition of fasting, united, possibly, with some subtle magnetic or other atmospheric state, seems therefore to be that most open to impressions of the kind.

it may be said that children are but newly-issued editions of old compositions, re-bound and corrected, with fresh introductions, modern print and headpieces, but the text is that of former editions handed down from generation to generation.