Emily Quotes

“The First Great Cause and Mover of all above When first He made that fairest chain of love, Great was the consequence and high the intent.”

“He well knew why He did, and what He meant. For in that fairest chain of love He bound Fire and air and water and the ground Of earth in certain limits they may not flee.”

“He chanced on Emily to cast his eye And, as he did, he blenched and gave a cry”

“For May will have no sluggardry at night, Season that pricks in every gentle heart, Awaking it from sleep, and bids it start”

“Miss Bank and her sister Emily believed that girls should be taught as thoroughly and as carefully as boys. They had bought three houses in a quiet square, a pleasant place with plane trees and well-behaved pigeons, and put up a brass plate saying: The Mayfair Academy for Young Ladies - they had prospered.”

“Johnny the pig started off as a family pet for a poor girl Emily. The pig was the runt of the litter and no one wanted him. He was given to Emily who treated him as a pet even though the understanding was that he would eventually be eaten.”

“For this poor family who owed many bills, the animal was a luxury that they couldn’t afford. Emily comes home from school one day and Johnny is not there. ”